______ are defined as the effect of an independent variable on the dependent variable within a factorial research design.

a. Simple effects
b. Main effects
c. Interaction effects
d. Dependent effects


b. Main effects

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Student teachers, teachers, and supervisors combine efforts during supervised student teaching

A) to pinpoint students' weaknesses. B) to pinpoint students' strengths. C) to focus on student teacher skill and growth. D) so that each feels comfortable and skilled. E) so that no one has to do too much work.

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The key to making the most of databases in research is _____.

A. asking a librarian to do it for you B. finding the right search words C. walking around the stacks D. understanding the Library of Congress classification system

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Only one of the following statements describes an appropriate approach to summarizing students' overall achievement with final grades. Which one?

A) Students should be regularly informed of their progress so that they can predict their final grades with some accuracy. B) Of the four RSVP characteristics, reliability is the most important one to consider in summarizing students' overall achievement; if you have reliability, then you will almost certainly have the other three characteristics as well. C) Criteria for assigning class grades should be individualized for every student. D) As long as individual assessments have all been standardized, it is unnecessary to worry about standardizing the way that those assessments are combined into a final grade.

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If we consider the concept of reciprocal causation, we must conclude that the quality of students' classroom experiences is influenced:

A) Primarily by what teachers do in the classroom. B) Primarily by how students think about classroom material. C) Both by classroom events and by what students themselves do. D) Largely by things that have happened to students in the past.

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