A research team hypothesizes that “children will rate a disciplining strategy emphasizing logic and reason as more effective than one based on rewards and punishment” (Barnett et al., 1996, p. 414). In this study, the independent variable is ______.
a. children
b. type of disciplining strategy
c. logic and reason
d. effectiveness of disciplining strategy
b. type of disciplining strategy
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The category of exceptionality with the largest number of children is
a. Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. b. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. c. Other Health Impaired. d. Learning Disabilities.
The three types of intelligence in Sternberg’s triarchic theory of intelligence are ______.
a. physical, cognitive, and socioemotional intelligence b. linguistic, logical-mathematical, and spatial intelligence c. adaptive functioning, social competence, and linguistic intelligence d. analytical, creative, and practical intelligence
According to research, which is most consistently a risk factor for depression?
a. high grades, which make students feel pressure to maintain high achievement b. low grades, which make students feel incompetent c. use of emotion-focused coping strategies d. insecure attachment
The main purpose of ______ is to ______.
a. correlation; predict scores on a variable b. regression; determine whether a relationship is linear or nonlinear c. correlation; test differences between group means d. regression; predict scores on a variable