Which of the following statements is supported by research on dynamic assessment?
A) Dynamic assessments have been criticized for being more culturally biased than traditional intelligence tests.
B) Children's capacity to transfer what they have learned to novel problems contributes substantially to gains in intelligence test performance.
C) Most experts believe that dynamic assessment provides a more accurate prediction of academic achievement and vocational success than traditional intelligence tests.
D) In some instances, dynamic assessment can underestimate the abilities of ethnic minority children.
B
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a. record research participants' true attitudes without their awareness. b. present visual stimuli to research participants for one-hundredth of a second. c. see images of the brain as people think, feel, and behave. d. induce a particular mood state in people.
Based on research presented in the text, which of the following is the best recommendation for disciplining children?
a. Rely mostly on reinforcement. b. Avoid reinforcement; rely mostly on punishment to achieve faster effects. c. Use only punishment. d. Use only reinforcement. e. Try to balance the use of reinforcement and punishment.
One of the main roles of glial cells is to
a. provide support for neurons. b. produce the spinal cord. c. create a functioning respiratory system. d. determine the sex of a fetus.
During the first cycle of sleep:
a. REM sleep dominates b. people skip Stage N2 c. people are most likely to experience hypersomnia d. the majority of our time is spent in slow wave sleep (Stages 3 and 4)