According to the research on test anxiety and reading comprehension, students who are high in test anxiety tend to
a. report having above-average study skills.
b. be similar to other students in making correct inferences from textbook material.
c. perform poorly on multiple-choice tests that assess reading comprehension.
d. spend less time studying their textbooks.
Ans: c
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b. "the same thing I see.". c. "a bunch of little people looking down at me.". d. "I have no idea.".
The statistical "averaging" of effect sizes across previous empirical studies defines:
a. experimental research b. meta-analysis c. correlational research d. archival research
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
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a. occurs because women are genetically predisposed to emotional dysfunction more so than are men. b. occurs because the standards set for males are higher than those for females. c. occurs because the standards for judging normality tend to be based on males. d. occurred in the 1950s but does not occur today.