You have been assigned a text that you will be reading from throughout the semester. Briefly explain what steps you can take to prepare yourself before reading the specific weekly assignments, so that you will understand and retain the material better.

What will be an ideal response?


Peruse the frontmatter of the book, including the table of contents, introduction, preface, author notes, etc. This can help put the information into context, give you clues as the author's intent or biases, and help personalize the author and material.

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The High Guard Position describes which of the following?

a. The arms are held up and away from the body, with the elbows bent b. The arms are held low and close to the body, with the elbow bent c. The arms are held out, as if walking along a trapeze d. The arms are held low and close to the body, with the elbows locked

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The standard error is calculated only from sample attributes.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Definitional problems for emotional/behavioral disorders have been made more difficult due to each of the following except:

A) the conceptual models used in the field. B) the range and variability of normal and deviant behavior. C) the difficultly measuring both emotions and behavior. D) the DSM V categorizations

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Baker (1985) reported a strong relationship between acceptable school behavior and

a. graduation rates. b. good grades. c. college admissions. d. high SAT scores

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