A recent study of college women hypothesized that “females with higher levels of depressive symptoms will be more likely to engage in casual sex than females with fewer symptoms” (Grello et al, 2006). In this study, the dependent variable is best described as ______.
a. females
b. level of depressive symptoms
c. likeliness of engaging in casual sex
d. fewer symptoms
c. likeliness of engaging in casual sex
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Mr. Hu believes that it is important for students to work together and he pairs up his students from the beginning of the year. Why is this not a good idea?
a. Not all work is best done in pairs. b. Some work is best done in heterogeneous pairs and some in homogeneous pairs. c. Changing partners periodically can promote social integration. d. All of the above.
Classroom organization should be based on:
a. class size and student ability. b. student ability and parent preferences. c. students' interests and literacy strengths. d. class reading and math scores.
Describe three ways to consider the total environment and what features each includes
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Jon is interested in the benefits of community service for student self-esteem. He administers a self-esteem measure at the beginning of the school year and then assigns students to one of three types of community service activities. After the service is complete he again measures their self-esteem to see differences. When he analyzes his data, Jon will use which of the following tests to examine differences between groups?
a. Pearson r b. ANOVA c. Dependent T-test d. Independent T-test