An environmental psychologist studies the effects of proximity to an elevated train line on school performance in children by comparing a group of children who live within one city block of an elevated train line to a matched sample of children from the same school who live at least ten blocks away from the train line on a standardized test of reading comprehension. This is an example of
a. a within-subjects design.
b. a correlational study.
c. a quasi-experiment.
d. an observational study.
C
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a. may be passed along generationally. b. is determined solely by the environment. c. has nothing to do with the parents and everything to do with the child. d. is more likely to affect female children than male children.
Students whose parents are involved in school activities and attend parent-teacher conferences __________
A) show better academic achievement B) often feel uncomfortable about coming to school C) are more likely to attend underfunded schools D) are less likely to graduate from high school
Stanley is doing very poorly in his studies at college. In evaluating his performance, Stanley has decided that he is spending too much time partying and not nearly enough time studying in the library
Stanley adopts a plan that allows him to earn a half-hour of partying for each 10 hours he spends in the library studying. Stanley's plan is an example of: a) emotion-focused coping. b) behavioral focusing. c) cognitive adaptation. d) problem-focused coping.
Over time, the ability of __________ children no longer predicts how well they do
A) mastery-oriented B) low-SES C) high-SES D) learned-helpless