Mr. Bednorz was told by his principal that Joel was an exceptional student, when in fact Joel had average ability. As a result, Mr. Bednorz gave Joel challenging assignments, gave more specific feedback, and in general assumed that Joel would do well in
his class. Consequently, Joel performed above his ability level. This is an example of __________ effect.
a) teacher expectancy
b) context expectancy
c) multicultural
d) bilingual
Answer: a
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A. successive approximations B. scaffolding C. scripting D. mentoring
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a. major depression. b. memory loss. c. anorexia nervosa. d. dissociative identity disorder.
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a. Bandura b. Patterson c. Parten d. Vygotsky
Chromosomes consist of large, double-stranded molecules of ____
a. deoxyribonucleic acid b. ribonucleic acid c. autosomal genes d. recombination genes