The recently published Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup Poll of the "Public's Attitudes Toward the Public Schools" is interesting. Recall that this poll was the one in which "an interview was sought with the youngest man 18 years of age or older who was at home [and] if no man was at home, an interview was sought with the oldest woman at home." Their margin of error was ±4%, so we know that their sample size was about:
A) 30
B) 150
C) 1,000
D) 5,000
E) 30,000
Ans: C
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a. expectancy x value theory.
b. self-efficacy theory.
c. goal theory.
d. self-determination theory.
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