Dr. Carey gives a variety of achievement and aptitude tests to 1000 ten-year-old children from Southside Elementary School and 1000 ten-year-old children from Northside Elementary School
He finds that, on average, the Southside students perform better on the tests than the Northside students. He concludes that the teachers at Southside are superior to those at Northside. Is this conclusion warranted? Why or why not?
Dr. Carey's conclusion is not warranted because he has failed to control for other possible explanations for the differences in test scores (class size, curriculum, educational backgrounds of the parents, etc.).
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A. intrusive or even may have been abusive. B. unresponsive to the needs to the infant. C. able to anticipate the infant's needs before the infant even signals what he needs. D. overly responsive to the signals of the infant.
What do appropriate limits encourage children to do?
A. develop control within themselves B. respect others C. develop an external locus of control D. A and B only E. none of these
The textbook suggests that the effects of peer pressure have been overrated. Three of the following are factors that ameliorate, or "soften," the potential effects of peer pressure. Which statement is not necessarily accurate?
a. Students may give an outward impression of acting "cool" or "going along with the crowd" while secretly behaving in accordance with their own standards. b. Students tend to hang out with peers whose values and interests are similar to their own. c. Students retain some of the values they have acquired from their families. d. Most adolescents have developed abstract moral principles that guide their daily decision making.
Frederick was passed over for a position he applied for in his company's overseas division. In response he has identified three skill areas he would like to develop further in order to achieve his goal: 1) presentation development and delivery, 2) program management oversight, 3) leadership development. In order to achieve his goal, his first step should be to
A. decide to break old patterns. B. practice. C. start small. D. apply the Adult Learning Cycle.