In one study on content bias in elementary reading tests, groups of experts were able to inspect the test and eliminate items that were potentially biased toward the majority group. How did this affect the differences between scores obtained by groups of majority and minority students?
a. Differences were eliminated.
b. Differences became greater.
c. It had little or no effect.
d. Minority students scored better than majority students.
c
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a. cognitions. b. polygraphs. c. display rules. d. emotional cues.
The tendency to perceive properties of an object as remaining the same despite changes in its retinal image is called
a. gestalt organization. b. perceptual constancy. c. habituation. d. perceptual stability. e. closure.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Marcy attends a school with a lot of students who are unmotivated and disruptive. It is likely that Marcy
A) will put more effort into schoolwork to make up for the others. B) thinks of students who act up and get away with it as cool. C) has mostly skilled and experienced teachers. D) has a strong sense of school membership.