The textbook distinguishes between a challenge and a threat. Which one of the following is most likely to be a threat rather than a challenge?

a. You think you can probably make the basketball team, but only if you practice every day at home.
b. You are required to take a college course in nuclear physics, even though you failed basic physics in high school.
c. You have invited a friend to dinner and are trying a recipe you've never tried before.
d. You're asked to climb up a twenty-foot rope hanging from the ceiling. You've climbed ten feet before, but you've never climbed twenty feet.


b

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a. The test must have been administered to large numbers of students during standardization. b. The test must have been administered to the school’s students shortly before a program is considered. c. The test must be diagnostic in nature. d. The norm group of the test must match the characteristics of the school’s students.

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Sex-role stereotyping hurts children's development

a. True b. False

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a. Free writing b. Log entries c. Connections between words and students' prior knowledge d. Spelling and punctuation

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Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

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