Research on educational philosophies indicates that
A) constructivist classrooms tend to undermine academic motivation and achievement, especially in low-SES children.
B) children in constructivist classrooms have a slight edge in academic achievement over those in traditional classrooms.
C) constructivist classrooms are associated with gains in critical thinking and greater social and moral maturity.
D) constructivist classrooms rely on passive student listening and completion of teacher-assigned tasks.
C
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a) family b) school c) society d) peer group
A psychologist develops a new treatment plan for depression, which involves teaching people different techniques of improving self-esteem. He implements the treatment plan successfully in Canada and obtains good results. If the psychologist is a relativist, is he likely to use the same treatment plan for depression in Japan?
A) Yes, because he is likely to believe that, if a treatment is effective in one culture, it will be effective in all cultures. B) Yes, because he is likely to believe that all cultures use the same techniques to diagnose depression. C) No, because he is likely to believe that different cultures emphasize different symptoms of depression. D) No, because he is likely to believe that treatment for depression is based on whether the individual suffering from depression realizes he or she is depressed.
The five-factor model includes which five basic personality factors?
a. depression, obsessiveness, conscientiousness, agreeableness, openness b. narcissism, neuroticism, conscientiousness, agreeableness, openness c. extraversion, neuroticism, conscientiousness, agreeableness, openness d. extraversion, psychosis, conscientiousness, agreeableness, openness
75% of the students at your university agree with the statement "social networking is better for the society, with margin of error of 5%. The 95% confidence interval from this study is ______.
A. 65% and 85% B. 70% and 75% C. 72.5% and 77.5% D. 70% and 80%