Which of the following statements regarding ethnic group differences in student achievement in the United States is true?
A) National assessments have found large ethnic group differences only in student math achievement.
B) National assessments have found ethnic group differences in all subject areas that were tested.
C) Ethnic group differences in student achievement that have been identified by national assessments are decreasing.
D) Poverty and inadequate schools are not associated with differences in children's academic achievement.
B) National assessments have found ethnic group differences in all subject areas that were tested.
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In Freudian theory the part of the psyche that is present at birth and houses biological drives, such as hunger, as well as two key psychological drives, sex and aggression, is known as the __________
Id ego or super ego?
Because the current life expectancies are probably close to the biological limit for humans, some feel the overriding goal of geronotology should be to
a. ease the transition from home life to nursing home living for older adults. b. help older people accept the inevitability of decline and negative quality of life. c. increase the biological limit for the human lifespan. d. increase the number of older years that are vigorous and healthy.
The value of the test statistic that would lead us to reject the null hypothesis is called
a. the critical value. b. the test value. c. the rejection value. d. the acceptance value.
Judith Rich Harris explains personality differences between genetically identical twins by . . .
a. Assuming each twin wants to be seen as unique b. Assuming the peer groups of twins reinforces any difference between them c. Both of the above d. Neither of the above