What type of bias shows the tendency for editors of peer-reviewed journals to preferentially accept articles that show positive results and reject those that show only negative results?

A. publication
B. citation
C. effect
D. disconfirmational


Ans: A

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Three of the following teaching practices are consistent with Piaget's theory of cognitive development. Which one is not?

a. A ninth-grade science teacher uses a three-dimensional model of the solar system to illustrate her explanation of why it's warmer in summer than in winter. b. A second-grade teacher encourages students to speculate about possible explanations as to why kites of different shapes fly differently and then test each explanation systematically. c. When a high school student claims that people should "Make love, not war," his teacher urges him to consider whether such an approach would have been advisable when the Fascist movement was gaining ground in Europe in the late 1930s and early 1940s. d. When Martin says that two nickels are worth more than one dime because there are two of them and they're bigger, his teacher asks, "How can that be? Two nickels are worth ten cents, and one dime is also worth ten cents."

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______________________ programs can address intellectual curiosity, rapidly changing interests, and diverse cognitive levels

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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Joe wrote a story about a little boy and his dog. The story seemed realistic until the dog

began to sing and dance. Consequently, the story could best be classified as a (n): a) expository text b) decodable text c) fantasy d) autobiography

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A mixed questionnaire contains:

a. Loaded and double-barreled questions b. Factual and opinion questions c. Questions answered by ratings scales and rankings d. Open-ended and closed-ended questions

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