Children in poverty sometimes do poorly in school because ______________

a. their parents had bad school experiences.
b. standards are based on middle-class experiences and opportunities.
c. parents have little interest in the education of their children.
d. a & b


B

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In 1907, 30 states passed laws allowing the forced sterilization of about 60,000 people considered “criminals, idiots, rapists, and imbeciles.” This comes from the concept of ______.

a. molecular genetics b. genome-wide association c. eugenics d. selective heritability

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Purposes of evaluation include:

a. describing a child's current abilities. b. describing changes in the child's abilities over a period of time if the measures are repeated. c. describing the current status of a group of children. d. a, b, and c are all correct. e. only a and c are correct.

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Fold mountains, block-fault mountains, and volcanic mountains are all formed by

a................................................................................................ forces of construction. b................................................................................................... forces of destruction. c.................................................................................................................. volcanoes. d...............................................................................................................earthquakes.

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When several items are rated and summed together, this is called a:

a. Checklist b. Summated rating scale c. Semantic differential d. Ranking

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