A researcher designs a study to determine whether teaching style affects third grader's motivation to succeed in math. One teacher, with one style, teaches math to one class of children. Another teacher, with a different style, teaches math to a different class of children. The researcher finds that the children in the first class are more motivated to succeed in math. These differences in

motivation can be explained by ____.

a. dislike of math
b. teaching styles and teachers
c. time of day
d. room color


b

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a. present; arrange; decrease b. remove; arrange; increase c. present; eliminate; decrease d. remove; eliminate; increase

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Who is credited with developing the first true psychotherapy about 110 years ago to treat what he called cases of hysteria?

a. Sigmund Freud b. Fritz Perls c. Hans Eysenck d. Victor Frankl

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Describe the two cycles of exploration and commitment that occur across adolescence and emerging adulthood

What will be an ideal response?

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The task of a person taking a projective test such as the TAT is to

a. tell stories about an ambiguous picture. b. have their brain scanned while reading. c. take a paper-and-pencil inventory. d. talk about their future plans. e. play a role from a script.

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