Measures of what describe what is typical or average in a set of data?
a. descriptive statistics
b. dispersion
c. median mode
d. central tendency
d
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According to the writings of __________________, children should be educated using the laissez-faire approach, one void of restrictions and interference, which allows the natural unfolding of a child’s abilities
a. Johann Pestalozzi c. Maria Montessori b. Robert Owen d. Jean-Jacques Rousseau c. Maria Montessori d. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Which of the following scenarios demonstrates the teacher expectancy effect?
a. Karrie's reading achievement declines from one testing to the next because she does not like her teacher. b. Lonnie's reading achievement increases dramatically after he is criticized by his teacher for being a poorly motivated student. c. Linda's achievement test scores increase because her teacher, who feels Linda is gifted, begins to expect more of her. d. Bobby's achievement test scores increase because he wants to show his teacher that he is smarter than everyone else in class.
Five to seven-year old children usually operate on Kohlberg's Level ____ of Moral Reasoning, which means they follow the rules mostly because they want to avoid punishment, or because they think there might be a reward for good behavior
A. two B. one C. three D. four
In negative reinforcement, an aversive situation is _____ when the desired behavior occurs
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word