When one person that is interviewed recommends another person to be interviewed, sociologists call this:
a. networking
b. snowball sampling
c. referrals
d. random sampling
ANS: b.
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Regarding the speed and legibility of student handwriting, research has indicated that:
A) cursive is superior to manuscript. B) manuscript is superior to cursive. C) cursive and manuscript are comparable. D) D'Nealian is superior to Zaner-Blosser.
Caitlin is a typical adolescent. She just learned that her dad is being transferred to another city far from Caitlin's current friends and familiar surroundings. Caitlin is very emotional about the news, cries uncontrollably, and runs off to a friend's house during the night. Her older sister seems relatively unaffected by the news. From a developmental perspective, what might explain the
difference? a. During adolescence, the prefrontal lobe is developing more slowly than the emotion center in the brain. b. During adolescence, the corpus callosum shows the greatest increase in size and stimulates emotions. c. During adolescence, neurological changes occur rapidly and brain functions are less integrated. d. During adolescence, myelination of axons slows the development of the judgment and decision making center of the brain.
With respect to the experience with air taking up space and the learning physiology of the brain, which of the following conclusions is most valid?
a. Natalie will have more synaptic connections related to air taking up space than will Euchica. b. Both of the children will have about the same number of synaptic connections. c. Euchica will have more synaptic connections than will Natalie. d. The experience will result in more synaptic pruning for Euchica than it will for Natalie.
Stainback and Stainback (1984) support the separation of instructional approaches into those for students with special needs and those for students in general classrooms
Indicate whether the statement is true or false