Research on bilingual education programs in the U.S. has shown that:
A. students will succeed with any kind of bilingual education program – it details of its implementation do not matter.
B. the best way to motivate bilingual students to achieve academically is through single-language (English-only) language programs.
C. supportive dual language programs in which children are instructed in both their home language and also English lead to higher academic performance.
D. bilingual programs prevent children from learning either language well.
C
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a. difference b. absolute c. subliminal d. phosphene
As a critical thinker in psychology, it is important to recognize that
a. the overlap between the sexes is less than the differences between them. b. biological differences between the sexes always have implications for behavior. c. brain differences could be the result, not the cause, of behavioral differences between the sexes. d. animal studies show that sex differences in the brain do not affect behavior.
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What will be an ideal response?
The translation of sensory information into neural signals is a process known as
A. top-down processing. B. bottom-up processing. C. sensory adaptation. D. transduction.