Jon is interested in the benefits of community service for student self-esteem. He administers a self-esteem measure at the beginning of the school year and then assigns students to one of three types of community service activities. After the service is complete he again measures their self-esteem to see differences. When he analyzes his data, Jon will use which of the following tests to examine differences between groups?
a. Pearson r
b. ANOVA
c. Dependent T-test
d. Independent T-test
b
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If the John Henry effect were exerting an influence in an experiment, one would expect
a. poor performance in the control group. b. better performance in the control group. c. poor performance in the treatment group. d. better performance in the treatment group.
A family-centered model has a orientation towards the disability
a. pathology b. strengths c. options d. fixed
Which one of the following teaching strategies best illustrates many educational psychologists' belief that, in some situations, less is more?
a. Provide a general overview of a topic before discussing it in depth. b. Present general ideas about a topic but minimize the use of supporting details. c. Teach fewer topics, but teach each one more thoroughly. d. Teach classroom material in short intervals of time, with lessons typically lasting 30 minutes at the most.
Typical points of disagreement regarding the definition of giftedness include all of the following EXCEPT
A) the domains in which gifted children excel. B) how giftedness is measured. C) the degree to which a child excels that is necessary to be considered gifted. D) the age at which giftedness can be identified.