Some evidence of a biological basis for sexual orientation comes from research that has found that

A. female twins are more likely to become homosexuals than male twins.
B. having an older brother increases the odds of homosexuality in later-born males.
C. a gene associated with sexual preference has been identified by the researchers on the Human Genome Project.
D. children first begin to self-identify as homosexual during the latency period.


Answer: B

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. Expanding the curriculum involves ______.

a. including more traditional content b. deleting the perspectives of European males c. creating longer units of instruction d. including the untold stories of women, people of color, gays and lesbians, financially underprivileged individuals, and so on

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The authors' basic point in discussing classroom methods and critical literacy might be described as follows:

A. Teaching for critical literacy is challenging in both theory and practice, but there are teachers who are providing models from which we can learn. B. Unlike functional literacy or cultural literacy, there are no agreed upon ways to teach for critical literacy. C. Critical literacy sounds very promising in theory, but it does not seem to work in practice. D. Methods of critical literacy instruction are widely in use throughout colleges and universities, but less so in schools.

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When an inferential statistical tool suggests that the null hypothesis should be rejected, that result is ______.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Unlike the “wait to fail” approach of the past, the goal of RTI is to ______.

A. increase the number of children receiving special education services B. keep families informed about accommodations offered to children prior to referral C. reduce the costs of education services D. provide a range of support services to struggling learners to help prevent failure

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