Within social cognitive theory, the concept of self-regulation refers to
a. consistently using self-control skills in new situations.
b. controlling one's actions in the absence of external reinforcement or punishment.
c. how capable one feels one is to carry out a particular task.
d. the ability to accurately evaluate the effect of one's behaviors on achieving a goal.
A
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A) Jason's mother tells his teacher, "We got back from vacation really late last night, so Jason might be very tired today." B) Jason's teacher tells his mother, "Jason's behavior in class has been terrible. If you cannot get him under control, he may need to be suspended." C) Jason's mother tells his teacher, "Our drive home last night took longer than we expected." D) Jason's teacher tells his mother, "Jason has been having a hard time focusing in class lately. We have a few different ways we can handle this. Would you like to come in for a meeting tomorrow?"
Observing children's writing using the "Early Childhood Emergent Writing Checklist" helps trace a child's writing development
a. in three stages. b. from scribbles to printed words. c. in each learning center. d. through age levels.
A sample made up of volunteers may be biased because
a. the control group and the experimental group can never be equated b. it is not economical c. they may not be representative of the total population d. none of the above
Variance
a. is equal to the sum of the deviations. b. describes how all the scores are dispersed about the mean. c. is dependent on the magnitude of the mean. d. expresses any score in a distribution in terms of its distance from themedian.