Research by Lepper and Greene (1975) has shown that external motivation and techniques of behavior modification will:

a. provide the support that insecure children need to participate in open-ended art activities.
b. encourage all children to participate in art activities.
c. actually decrease a child's intrinsic motivation.
d. reinforce positive behavior in the art center.


ANSWER: c

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An investigator found that the proportion of graduates of private high schools who are admitted to prestigious colleges is much higher than the proportion of public high school graduates whom these colleges admit. The investigator might conclude that private high schools do a better job-preparing students for college. Or, and investigator could propose many other hypotheses. Choose the correct

hypothesis. Which of the following is a hypothesis of common cause? a. the same things that motivate parents and students to select private schools instead of public schools motivate them to do what is necessary to get into prestigious colleges. b. admissions officers in prestigious colleges are biased in favor of private school graduates. c. the milieu of private schools is more similar to college than the milieu of public schools.

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The feature of experimental research that most differentiates it from other types of quantitative research is its

a. incorporation of multiple dependent variables into the research design. b. incorporation of multiple independent variables into the research design. c. manipulation of the independent variable. d. random selection of research participants from a defined population.

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You have been asked to design a successful transition program for high school students with mild disabilities. Discuss how you would teach and facilitate self-advocacy and self-determination in postsecondary education and in employment

What will be an ideal response?

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Louis receives a new soccer ball for his birthday. His parents notice that Louis does not try to kick the ball but instead dribbles it in the same way he dribbles his basketball. Louis's dribbling of the new ball reflects Piaget's concept of:

A. multiple classification. B. assimilation. C. conservation. D. accommodation.

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