What is the reason for the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and the Council of Chief State School Officers coordinating efforts to develop a common core of academic standards?
a. To save time
b. Because of the wide diversity in state standards
c. Because of the unity in state standards
d. For greater employment possibilities
ANS: B
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a. hereditary component b. society c. family d. macrosystem
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A. The difficult child is more likely to develop problem behaviors. B. Some children characterized as slow-to-warm-up later will manifest behavior disorders. C. Some children characterized as easy later will manifest behavior disorders. D. Interactions between the parent and child are most influential in the development of problem behavior in difficult children. E. Parental consistency and pressure toward conformity are insignificant in explaining the development of behavior disorders.
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