In two studies comparing American and Asian students in math performance, one conducted in the 1980s and the other conducted in the 1990s, ______
a. American students outperformed Asian students in both studies
b. American students outperformed Asian students in the 1980s study, but lagged
behind Asian students in the 1990s study
c. American students lagged behind Asian students in the 1980s study, but
outperformed Asian students in the 1990s study
d. American students lagged behind Asian students in both studies
D
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a) Structure-oriented factors b) Ecological- or cultural-level measures of culture c) Individual-level measures of culture d) Contextual factors
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a. The caregiver's interpretation of the urgency of a baby's cry b. The caregiver's age at birth of first child c. The caregiver's marital status d. The caregiver's participation in a traditional marriage ceremony
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a. positive; negative b. negative; positive c. manic; depressive d. dysmorphic; dysfunctional
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a) frontal b) occipital c) parietal d) temporal