For the following item, which suggestion for constructing questionnaires is violated? "How much money do you contribute to charities each year?"
a. Phrase items so as to avoid bias or prejudice that might predetermine a respondent's answer.
b. Phrase items so that every respondent can understand them.
c. Phrase items so as to elicit unambiguous answers.
d. Avoid questions that might elicit reactions of suspicion, embarrassment, or hostility in the respondent.
D
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a. Experimental research c. Longitudinal research b. Correlational research d. Ex post facto
Select the statement which represents the 'socialization mismatch hypothesis'
A) People who don't speak standard English do not have a valid language. B) People who speak a dialect of English do not have a valid language. C) Diversities in children's home languages does not impact their success at school. D) Children will be more successful in school if their home language and literacy socialization patterns are similar to those used in school.
New models of collaborative education such as bringing babies into classrooms include:
a) Traditionalism b) Retrenchment c) Roots of Empathy d) Bird walking
Two-year-old Lizzie encounters a squirrel and calls it “mouse.” Which of Piaget’s terms best describes her thinking?
a) Accommodation b) Assimilation c) Immature d) Sensorimotor