Wendy has determined that the correlation between her reading screening test and her students' reading grades is .30 . What percent of the variation in reading scores is accounted for by knowing the students' scores on the screening test?
a. 9 percent
b. 30 percent
c. 60 percent
d. 90 percent
A
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a. one-on-one b. within-group c. one-on-group d. group-on-one e. group-on-group
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a. is highly correlated with REM sleep b. does not really occur during REM sleep c. never occurs outside REM sleep d. occurs more frequently in Stage N1 sleep
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A. BIRGing B. CORFing C. positive stereotype D. paternalistic prejudice
Which of the following is the reason why young children sometimes fail to solve problems?
a. Because young children often believe — unrealistically — that they can solve a problem by boldly forging ahead, without an explicit plan. b. Because planning is hard work and if young children find that their plans often fail, they may see little point in investing the effort. c. Because young children may expect parents and other adults to solve complex problems for them. d. All of the above are reasons why children sometimes fail to solve problems.