Karin and her mother live on welfare in a poor, inner-city neighborhood in Detroit. Karin is quite bright and highly motivated, and she really wants to get a college education. However, she knows that, on average, students from low-income homes perform more poorly on the SAT tests than students from wealthier homes. When she takes the SAT, she is so nervous that she has trouble concentrating on
the test items, and as a result her scores are lower than they should be. Which of the following concepts best explains what has happened to Karin?
a. Hot cognition
b. Stereotype threat
c. Cognitive dissonance
d. High motive to avoid failure
b
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a.It is not important to do anything differentlyb.It is best to honor and preserve the child’s first languagec.Force the child to learn English first
Which of the following best describes the toddler's awareness of race?
a. The toddler assigns individuals to racial groups. b. The toddler attends to outward appearances. c. The toddler is beginning to understand ethnicity. d. The toddler's primary source of understanding occurs in preschool groups.
The teacher that is most likely to have classroom management problems—off-task behavior and/or inattention—is:
a. Ken. b. Joe. c. Sandra. d. Karen.
________ using communication
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