Discuss the reasons a child might be retained.
What will be an ideal response?
Students are retained for a variety of reasons: failure to meet criteria for promotion, frequent unexcused absences, social and cognitive immaturity, and the belief that an extra year of schooling will produce successful academic outcomes.
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According to Hogan (1989) poor leaders are unable to learn from experience and are unable to think strategically. Which characteristic is this a description for?
a. Cognitive deficiencies b. Personality c. Lack of training d. None of these is the right description
Mrs. Watanabe is depressed. Her levels of serotonin and norepinephrine are quite low. What processes might account for this? a. The amount of reserpine in her brain is deficient
b. She was given cortisol when taking the dexamethasone suppression test. c. She does not have enough of the enzyme monoamine oxidase. d. There is excessive reuptake of various neurotransmitters in her brain.
In a recent study, college students played either a violent action game (Conan) or a nonviolent racing game (Fuel) with both games being equally competitive, difficult, and fast-paced. The college students were then given the opportunity to aggress against their competitor. Which of the following was one of the results of this study?
a. The college students who played the violent game were more likely to be aggressive. b. The college students who played the nonviolent game were more likely to be aggressive. c. The college students who played the violent game were no more likely to be aggressive than those who played the nonviolent game. d. No aggression toward other players was shown by any of the game players.
'The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two' refers to
a. the capacity of short-term memory. b. our perceptual encoding capacity. c. the rate of transfer of information into long-term memory. d. None of these