Larry believes that if a coin is tossed six times, a sequence of HTHHTH (with H representing heads and T standing for tails) is more likely than a sequence of HHHHHH. Larry is using which of the following?
a. availability heuristic
b. representative heuristic
c. overconfidence
d. mental set
B
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Family meetings can be all of the following except
a. social times. b. educational. c. focused on organizing an event or task. d. focused on individual parents' concerns over their child's progress.
Ron Kenski and Ann Potter both have "students' ability to compare and contrast" as a goal for their American history students. They both assign an essay where the students have to compare and contrast the Jamestown and Plymouth Colonies in early America. Ron constructs a set of criteria to be used in scoring the essay. Ann does not. They both score the essays and assign students' grades. Of the
following, which is the most accurate statement? a. Ann's assessment is likely to be less reliable than Ron's and therefore less valid as well. b. Ann's assessment is likely to be less reliable than Ron's but they are equally valid. c. Both teachers' assessments are likely to be invalid, since they are essays. d. Both teachers' assessments are valid and reliable since the assessments are consistent with their goals.
The process of moving from a situation in need of resolution to a solution, overcoming any obstacles along the way
a. thinking b. decision making c. problem solving d. reasoning
Which of the following describes the sociological perspective on disabilities?
a. Views differences across people’s skills and traits as socially constructed b. Reflects the idea that behavior and characteristics people share are distributed along a continuum, with most people falling in the middle of the distribution, where they make up the average c. The belief that people with disabilities belong to a minority group d. The belief that different perspectives result in different responses to a disability