A recent study found that higher levels of four factors assessed at the beginning of the sixth grade was linked to higher grade point averages at the end of the seventh grade for children living in poverty. Which of the following is NOT one of the four factors?
a. academic commitment
b. emotional control
c. ethnic background
d. family involvement
e. school climate
c. ethnic background
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When college students were asked to describe someone they knew well, they mentioned an average of __________ traits
a. ten secondary b. seven central c. four cardinal d. eight cardinal
Misha receives a score of 115 on a standardized intelligence test. This indicates that Misha is _______ standard deviations __________ average
A) one; below B) one; above C) three; below. D) three; above.
A college administrator is talking to a new group of students at the university. He points out that it takes a lot of thought and work to get into a university, speaks of the university in glowing terms, and finally compliments the students by telling them they are smart. Meanwhile, the students are thinking they were admitted to the university because of money, cheating in high school, special preparation for the entrance exams, or their parents. What psychological effect on the new students are the administrator's statements likely to have? How might these statements have an impact on the students' future academic behavior?
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following statements about juvenile delinquency is true?
A) Delinquency involves misconduct, but not illegal behavior. B) Almost all teenagers admit to having committed some sort of delinquent act. C) Juveniles account for about 4 percent of police arrests. D) For most delinquents, a brush with the law forecasts adult criminal behavior.