According to researcher Jacqueline Eccles, expectations parents have regarding the skills of their children __________
a) may influence the eventual outcomes of those children's skills.
b) have no impact on skills development in children.
c) have resulted in the dramatic differences seen in math scores between male and female children.
d) result in girls being perceived as ‘talented' and boys being perceived as ‘hard working.'
a
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A. multimodal assessment B. multimethod assessment C. bimodal assessment D. bimethod assessment
Goodwin and Fiske (1993) suggests one reason individuals in powerful positions may differentially stereotype their less powerful counterparts is:
a. they have more to lose and are therefore more likely to engage in stereotyping. b. they have more demands on their time and are therefore more likely to use stereotyping to maintain cognitive efficiency. c. stereotyping lower-level managers and secretaries takes more time and increases the likelihood that supervisors will get to know their employees. d. they all work in the same office climate.
It is recommended that diaphragms be used in combination with a spermicide
a. True b. False
For about 2,000 years, from about the fourth century BCE to the 1800s, it was thought that conception occurred as a result of __________.
A. the couple both experiencing orgasms B. a full moon C. a families' prayer D. a wish from the couple