Which of the following statements regarding the effects of non-educational television on students' academic achievement is TRUE?
A) Correlational studies have shown no evidence that watching 30 hours of TV per week or
more is associated with poor academic performance.
B) Children who watch 10 hours of TV per week have lower achievement scores than
children who watch less TV.
C) There is a strong negative correlation between the number of hours children spend
watching TV and the time they spend reading.
D) Heavy TV viewing appears to have more detrimental effects on girls and white,
higher-IQ, and higher SES children.
D
You might also like to view...
________________ refers to the process by which the self monitors, controls, and modifies itself
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
By today's standards, Milgram's study on obedience is considered unethical because:
A) participants were exposed to shocks that were painful and possibly harmful. B) participants were told that they must continue with the experiment. C) the experimenter was not medically qualified to make cost–benefit decisions about the use of shock. D) it is never permissible to deceive participants.
Research suggests that prejudice is reduced when ________
a. groups are asked to pretend that they like each other. b. an intellectual argument against prejudice is made. c. members of different groups are made to cooperate with one another to achieve a goal. d. a moral argument against prejudice is made.
The individual responsible for describing the drive-reduction theory was
a. Sigmund Freud. c. Richard Solomon. b. William James. d. Clark Hull.