Ms. McDonald is a White non-Hispanic high school English teacher. She assigns lower grades to the African American athletes in her class than she assigns for comparable work submitted by White students. Whether her behavior is intentional or unintentional, what is the most likely interpretation of Ms. McDonald's behavior?
a. Her behavior shows her acceptance of African Americans in general, but her negative attitude toward athletes.
b. Her behavior exhibits her prejudice against African Americans and/or against athletes.
c. Her behavior illustrates the lack of conventional grading methods in diverse classrooms.
d. Her behavior demonstrates herresistance to legislation requiring desegregation.
b
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
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A. "If you had put away the blocks, you would be done cleaning up." B. "If you are going to eat, put your books away." C. "If you finish all your peas, then you may read a book." D. "You may read a book, when I say it is okay."
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a. True b. False
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a. a negative correlation means that the two variables are not related to each other b. the relationship may not hold for the control group c. we need more than two variables before we can determine the causes of behavior d. we do not have control over other variables that may affect the correlation