The No Child Left Behind Act mandates passing children to the next grade and eliminated the practice of “holding back” or “repeating
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
ANS: F
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a. 10 b. 15 c. 20 d. 30
What is meant by “selection bias” in the context of survey research?
a. The survey participants are not randomly chosen from the population. b. The survey participants are randomly chosen from the population. c. The survey participants are not part of the population of interest. d. The survey participants are a part of the population of interest.
Which of the following is an example of a client's strengths
a. specific skill b. past traumatic experiences c. current motivations d. accomplishments e. all the above
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. Olshansky agrees with de Grey (“We will be able to live to 1,000”) that with sufficient resources devoted to research, we can find a cure for aging. 2. Olshansky finds that throughout much of human history, many individuals have believed that physical immortality was soon within reach. 3. Olshansky argues that research on aging should focus on improved physical health and mental functioning and not on the search for a cure to aging. 4. Olshansky concedes that the science of aging has significantly advanced in recent decades such that gerontology is close to discovering the key to physical immortality.