A study conducted by Simmons and Blyth (1987) over five years with students from grades 6-10 concluded that students who attended an 8-4 plan versus a 6-3-3 plan were more likely to have
a. lower involvement in extracurricular activities.
b. lower perceived autonomy.
c. higher self-esteem.
d. higher grade point averages.
Answer: c
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a. collectivist; individualist b. individualist; collectivist c. incremental theorist; entity theorist d. entity theorist; incremental theorist
If other factors are held constant, how does sample size influence the likelihood of rejecting the null hypothesis and measures of effect size such as r2 and Cohen's d?
a. A larger sample increases both the likelihood and measures of effect size. b. A larger sample increases the likelihood but has little influence on measures of effect size. c. A larger sample decreases the likelihood but has little influence on measures of effect size. d. A larger sample decreases both the likelihood and measures of effect size.
How could Fromm’s relatedness need explain Steve’s relationships with women? How does this compare with the Freudian explanation?
What will be an ideal response?
Researchers exposed rats to a novel flavor and then made them experience nausea, resulting in an intense negative reaction to the flavor. What term describes this result?
a) taste-aversion learning b) Premack principle c) biological conditioning d) Tolman's law of conditioning