Some research suggests that gender differences in verbal fluency and visual-spatial cognitive ability are due to ___________________
FIll in the blank with correct word.
Answer: environmental experiences.
Rationale: Socialization could hinder girls' growth in spatial skills and similar processes might contribute to girls' advantage in verbal tasks.
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A. Someone with a strongly developed superego B. Someone with an extroverted personality C. Someone brought up with conditional positive regard D. Someone brought up with unconditional positive regard
For essay items, the reliability of the scoring procedure should be assessed by determining the association(s) between
a. the item score and score on the overall test. b. the test score and scores on tests measuring similar constructs. c. each item on the test. d. two scores provided by independent scorers.
In psychoanalysis, or feelings
a. resistance b. transference c. countertransference d. interpretation e. insightdescribes blocking that occurs when the therapy touches upon anxiety-evoking thoughts
Which of the following is an important function of education?
a. Helping children understand that even if they work hard they may not reach their dreams b. Helping students gain the language of concepts, theories, and relationships that will allow them to organize experience c. Teaching children that there is generally one way to do things well and providing the method for them to do this d. Teaching children the rights and wrongs of our society and how to abide by these rules