Mathematically-based item selection as opposed to theoretically-based item selection
characterizes
a) empirically derived tests
b) mathematically derived tests
c) statistically derived tests
d) numerically derived tests
A
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A. the zone of proximal development B. scaffolding C. fast mapping D. guided participation
The purpose of a(n) __________ is to review research studies and help researchers consider the areas of potential harm in their proposed studies
a. ethics review committee c. global communications b. grant-writing techniques d. electronic methods
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a. teratogenic effects occur similarly in any susceptible organism. b. teratogens do not show the same effects uniformly in prenatal development. c. mere access of a teratogen through the placenta is a guarantee of some effects. d. teratogens produce effects in fetuses only when they are harmful to the mother as well.
Trabasso and Sperry (1985) found that, when subjects rated the importance of events in stories, the judged importance of an action was directly related to
a. its position in the paragraph. b. the number of explicit references to it in the passage. c. the importance of the character in the story who committed the action. d. the number of causal connections associated with the action.