Every time the baby sees the cat, her mother says "Kitty!" Soon, whenever the mother says "Kitty!" the baby reacts as though the cat were present. This illustrates

a. object permanence
b. precognition
c. operant conditioning
d. classical conditioning


d

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When policies and activities are determined by group discussion, the group leader likely has a(n) _________ leadership style.?

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Explain the meaning of and express your opinion on the following statement: The classroom teacher must be knowledgeable and skilled in using teaching strategies that recognize, celebrate, and build on the diversity of the students

What will be an ideal response?

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A music teacher had noticed that some students went to pieces during exams. He wanted to test whether this performance anxiety was different for people playing different instruments. He took groups of guitarists, drummers and pianists (variable = Instru) and measured their anxiety (variable = Anxiety) during the exam. He also noted the grade of exam they were taking (in the UK, musical instrument exams are known as ‘grades’ and range from 1 to 8). He wanted to see whether the type of instrument played affected performance anxiety when controlling for the grade of the exam. What analysis should he use?

a. Analysis of covariance. b. Independent analysis of variance. c. Repeated measures analysis of variance. d. Mixed analysis of variance.

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The aim of many of the educational reforms proposed today is to improve this nation's

a. critical-thinking abilities. b. international economic competitiveness. c. mathematical and scientific skills. d. understanding of multicultural differences.

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