An investigator began with a precise and logical hypothesis. He ran a well-planned and well-conducted experiment to test the deduced consequences of this hypothesis. No evidence was found to support the hypothesis. The investigator should report that
a. his study was a failure.
b. the hypothesis was proved false.
c. the hypothesis is probably true but experimental conditions did not permit the effect to be observed.
d. None of these is true.
D
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a. consider whether a number makes sense in its context. b. compute answers rapidly. c. use algorithms correctly. d. explain their answers.
The critical value must be compared against which of the following?
a. test value b. obtained value c. expected value d. observed value
BIP's fail for many reasons. Which of the situations below is NOT something a team should
investigate if a BIP does not seem to be working? A. BIP is not implemented as written B. Implementation methods are ineffective C. Team members have not bought in to the plan D. Team members put excessive emphasis on frequency data collection
Research on the effects of teacher praise indicates that
a. praise is a universal reinforcer. b. praise is reinforcing mainly to remedial students. c. praise that implies a positive evaluation of competence is usually reinforcing. d. achievement rather than effort should be the target of praise.