Which one of the following students seems to be motivated by a need for competence?
a. Monica doesn't read the comments her teacher has written on her research paper because she suspects that they're not very flattering.
b. Isabelle goes to see the horror movie "Scream" with her friends; later that night, she has considerable trouble falling asleep.
c. Jacob spends long hours staring at the sky each night, looking for various constellations and thinking about ancient legends associated with each one.
d. Luke reads People magazine from cover to cover as soon as it arrives in the mail each week; he especially enjoys reading stories about movie stars.
a
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a. logical error. c. halo effect. b. generosity error. d. central tendency error.
Sarason's (1996) research discussed the psychological dilemma experienced by teachers in the following manner:
a. Elementary teacher meets with 25-30 students for six and one-half hours. b. Secondary teacher meets with 100 to 150 students for five to seven 50-minute periods. c. Teachers have the responsibility to bring their children to a certain academic level. d. All of the above
In alternative teaching, the small group should typically be used only for remediation
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
For the variable in my study (Variable ‘X’), I can say that someone with a score of 30 has 5 times more ‘X’ than someone with a score of 6. If so, Variable ‘X’ is measured at the ______ level of measurement
a. nominal b. ordinal c. interval d. ratio