Research indicates that the teachers' expectations of students ________
a. has little or no effect on student performance
b. only negatively affects the poorest student performers in a given class
c. only positively affects the top student performers in a given class
d. can have a powerful positive or negative effect on student performance
Answer: d
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a. ?insight learning b. ?classical conditioning c. ?vicarious conditioning d. ?higher-order conditioning
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A) Heather, a healthy 43-year-old who previously had a cesarean delivery B) Helena, a first-time mom who wants to deliver her own baby unassisted C) Donna, a fifth-time mom whose baby is in a breech position D) Prudence, a 30-year-old second-time mom, assisted by a certified nurse-midwife
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A. cultural variations in gender roles and identities B. biological similarities between males and females C. the increase in rates of homosexuality D. the decrease of male birth rates in the human species