Cross-cultural research shows that
A) compared to Western countries, Japan, Korea, and Taiwan devote fewer resources to education.
B) Japanese, Korean, and Taiwanese parents and teachers regard native ability as key to academic success.
C) Asian parents devote many more hours than American parents to helping their children with homework.
D) compared to U.S. public schools, Asian schools are far more regimented.
C
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Skinner's view on democracy is that:
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Why is it wrong to ask "which theoretical perspective on lifespan development is correct?"
A. Developmentalists already agree that the psychodynamic perspective makes the greatest theoretical contribution; other perspectives should be mentioned, but ultimately rejected. B. There is no way to empirically test the propositions of the various perspectives, so there is no way to determine which is correct. C. Each perspective looks at development from a different vantage point; as such, each emphasizes a slightly different aspect while retaining a piece of the truth. D. Asking "which is correct?" is less important than asking "what should be studied?"
On a(n) _________ schedule, a response cannot be reinforced until an average of 30 seconds have elapsed since the last reinforcer
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