One study found that college students’ grades in Introductory Psychology (Psy 1) was a better predictor of their GPA within the Psychology major than their SAT scores (Meeker et al., 1994). In this study, the independent variable is ______.
a. Introductory Psychology
b. predictor of GPA within the Psychology major
c. GPA within the major
d. college students
b. predictor of GPA within the Psychology major
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What will be an ideal response?
Consider the schools in the Middle colonies–New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Delaware, and Pennsylvania–during the colonial period. Which of the following statements is most valid?
a. The colonies were religiously diverse, so each colony created parochial schools for the children of the colony. b. Because many people worked in towns that had industry and commerce, families collaborated to hire tutors for several families' children. c. Because many people came from working class–instead of aristocratic–backgrounds, education was more egalitarian than in the Northern and Southern colonies. d. Education focused primarily on religious training, which was grounded in the belief that humanity was evil, by its nature, having fallen in the sin of Adam and Eve.
Research shows that pupils perform better when their teachers monitor their progress, but not if that monitoring lasts more than 1.5 hours per week
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A disability that often goes undiagnosed until middle school is:
a. speech and language disorders b. language differences c. ADD/ADHD d. autism