Which of the following has contributed to the increased need for child care outside the home?
a. an increase in single-parent families
b. the reduced mobility of families
c. an increase in the impact of the extended family
d. a decrease in the cost of living
a. an increase in single-parent families
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Clear expectations about a research outcome, often expressed in an If A then B form and sometimes derived from theory, is referred to as a:
A) research hypothesis B) alternative hypothesis C) null hypothesis D) confounding E) operationalization
Which of the following best illustrates the Matthew effect?
a. Some students learn more than others b. As students go through school, the curriculum supports greater and greater understanding of the concepts like democracy c. Dinosaurs are studied at every grade level d. The topics of the social studies curriculum spiral out and up
Once a person has passed through one of the stages described by Erikson, development of the major task of that stage will
a. continue at a more mature level, although the person will be more focused on the task of the current stage. b. continue in the same way, because with each stage there is an additional task to be mastered, in a cumulative fashion. c. disappear because it has been mastered. d. disappear because it is no longer relevant.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. A major difference between task-oriented people and relationship-oriented people is that relationship-oriented people are not as goal-directed. 2. Employee orientation refers to how a leader organizes work, defines role responsibilities, and schedules work activities. 3. Personal style influences the degree to which one exhibits task or relationship leadership. 4. Concern for people includes actions such as building trust and providing good working conditions. 5. Task leadership can be thought of as any behavior that influences people toward goal achievement.