All of the following statements regarding bullying are true EXCEPT
a. The prevalence of bullying is higher among females than males.
b. Bullying often begins in elementary school and peaks in high school.
c. Bullying often occurs in bathrooms, hallways, and the playground.
d. Blacks report lower incidences of being bullied than whites.
b.
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a) Extensive literature review b) Settings chosen for appropriate control c) Use of instruments that are convenient and easy to administer and score d) Random sampling
A researcher was interested in stress levels of lecturers during lectures. She took the same group of eight lecturers and measured their anxiety (out of 15) during a normal lecture and again in a lecture in which she had paid students to be disruptive and misbehave. Based on the SPSS output, how would you interpret these results?
A. Anxiety levels were significantly lower in lectures in which students misbehaved. B. There were no significant differences between anxiety levels in normal lectures and in those in which students misbehaved. C. Anxiety levels were significantly higher in lectures in which students misbehaved. D. We can’t tell any of the above from the output given.
Can students receive devotional instruction during school hours?
a. No. The Constitution states that there is a separation between church and state. b. No. Congress has passed several laws indicating that no amount of religion is acceptable in schools. c. Yes. Such instruction can take place in the school as long as the teacher does not promote one specific religion over another. d. Yes. If the instruction does not take place on school grounds and is conducted by individuals not affiliated with the school. e. Maybe. It depends on the community standards.
When increasing the interval size that must pass without the student exhibiting the target behavior, it is important to:
a. dramatically decrease the amount of reinforcement that can be earned for each successful interval b. keep the amount of reinforcement that can be earned for each successful interval the same as it was for shorter intervals c. decrease the criterion for performing the target behavior d. establish stimulus control