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true

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(T/F) The number of minority group students in the United States has been increasing steadily over the years.

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false

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(T/F) The assumption underlying the cultural deficit model was that many ethnic groups did not want to assimilate completely into mainstream American society.

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true

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(T/F) Both traditional and ethnocentric approaches should be emphasized in multicultural education.

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true

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(T/F) Membership in a particular group determines behavior as well as increases the probability of certain types of behavior.

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true

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(T/F) Socioeconomic status (SES) is positively correlated with school achievement.

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false

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(T/F) The majority of poor children in the schools of the United States are African-American.

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false

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(T/F) Differences in cultural values as well as the dangers of neighborhoods may make the strategy of less parental control both appropriate and useful for children's learning.

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true

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(T/F) The purposes of creating culturally compatible classrooms are to lessen ethnic prejudice, racism, and sexism and, at the same time, provide equal opportunities for all students.

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true

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(T/F) Segregation was declared illegal by the Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka ruling.

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false

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(T/F) Discrimination and prejudice are the same negative behaviors.

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false

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(T/F) In a study of the effects of a negative stereotype on college students' standardized test performances, similar results were found for both African-American and Caucasian students.

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true

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(T/F) Comparisons between males and females on mental ability tests generally show small or no differences.

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false

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(T/F) Gender differences in mathematics achievement are generally the same for all racial groups.

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false

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(T/F) It is difficult for most students whose original language is a dialect to learn the standard speech of their country.

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false

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(T/F) Recent studies show that speaking two languages is detrimental to cognitive development.

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middle class, sectarian values

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Educational practices in American schools during the twentieth century have tended to be based on

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come from an inferior culture that leaves them at a disadvantage

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The cultural-deficit model suggests that immigrant students

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culture

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The rules and traditions that guide the behavior of a group comprise its

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social class

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Membership in what cultural group is the best predictor of cultural differences?

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Marie, who was placed in the low reading group in the third grade, is counseled in the eighth grade into home economics instead of beginning algebra

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Which one of the following student situations is predictive of tracking practices?

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parents' attitudes toward education

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Which one of the following variables is MOST likely to correlate positively and highest with children's school achievement?

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it refers to a group of people who receives unequal or discriminatory treatment

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Which one of the following statements is technically TRUE regarding the term minority group?

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different experiences in and out of school

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Researchers generally believe that differences between ethnic groups in cognitive abilities occur primarily as a result of

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"people from that region just aren't ambitious"

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Which one of the following quotations MOST clearly represents the concept of stereotyping?

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behavior

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As opposed to the term prejudice, the term discrimination refers to

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context

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The term gender is associated with judgments influenced by culture and

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preschool children

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What group of people have the most stereotyped notions of gender roles?

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balance competitive and cooperative approaches

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What type(s) of learning approaches would be the most helpful in eliminating gender bias in the classroom?

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males tend to score highest and lowest on various tests

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Which one of the following differences in test scores between males and females is most clearly documented in the current research literature?

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dialect

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A language variation spoken by a particular ethnic, social, or regional group is called a

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accept students' dialects as a valid and correct language system, but teach standard English as well

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In order to reduce the possible negative stereotypes about students who speak a different dialect, teachers should

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changing demographics

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What is the primary reason why bilingualism has generated such heated debates in recent years?

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the more skilled the individual is in the first language, the faster he/she will learn a second language

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Research on bilingualism suggests that

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try to make students fluent in both languages

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According to Woolfolk, the most desirable approach to the "language problem" in today's bilingual schools is to

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Mr. Buhr regularly demonstrated the correct procedures for borrowing school materials during his homeroom period

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Which of the following illustrations is characteristic of a culturally compatible classroom?

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thrive in spite of the difficult circumstances

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Resilience children not only survive in difficult times, they also

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provide a safe and orderly classroom and develop positive teacher-student relationships

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According to Borman and Overman (2004), teachers can do the following to create resilient classrooms

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field-independent

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Research on African-American students suggests that the typical learning style of this group is

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reasoning by inference

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The learning style of Native Americans appears to be

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when it is appropriate to talk to another student as well as to respond to the teacher

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Participation structures in a classroom would generally dictate

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false

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(T/F) Learning is defined as a deliberate action that produces a positive result.

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true

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(T/F) In Pavlov's experiment the conditioned stimulus was the tuning fork tone.

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true

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(T/F) Extinction in classical conditioning occurs when the conditioned stimulus is presented repeatedly without the unconditioned stimulus.

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false

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(T/F) B.F. Skinner established the basis for operant conditioning and E.L. Thorndike was responsible for developing the concept of operant conditioning.

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false

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(T/F) Negative reinforcement introduces an aversive stimulus to decrease the frequency of a behavior

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true

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(T/F) Detention after school is an example of both presentation and removal punishment.

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false

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(T/F) The act of providing an antecedent stimulus immediately before a particular behavior is to take place is called prompting.

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false

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(T/F) In using the Premack Principle, it is important that the higher frequency behavior happens first.

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true

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(T/F) Positive practice involves having students give correct responses several times immediately following errors

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false

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(T/F) Removing something aversive as soon as the desired behavior occurs is an example of punishment.

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false

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(T/F) Ms. Tolleson is effectively using social isolation when she removes Mark, who is being disruptive, for a period of 60 minutes.

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true

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(T/F) Mr. Matin interviews a student about her disruptive behavior to learn about her reasons for the behavior. This approach is an example of doing functional behavioral assessment.

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false

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(T/F) A contingency contract is an example of a system for rewarding positive group consequences.

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false

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(T/F) Reinforcement is an important concept in operant conditioning theory but is irrelevant to Bandura's social cognitive theory.

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false

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(T/F) Researchers agree goals-setting is most beneficial for self-management when students keep their goals private.

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observable actions

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Behavioral theories of learning emphasize

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two events through pairing

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The principle of contiguity involves an association between

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in a contiguous relationship

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In classical conditioning, the conditioned stimulus and the unconditioned stimulus must be

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extinction

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Ray's temper tantrums have finally driven his mother to her "wits' end." Ray's mother resolves that she will ignore the tantrums no matter what. This plan is an example of

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consequences

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The law of effect in Thorndike's theory of learning is related to the concept of

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negative reinforcement

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Removing an aversive stimulus to increase the frequency of a behavior exemplifies

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negative reinforcement

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You finally take out the garbage in order to get your father to stop pestering you. Your behavior is being influenced by

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variable ratio

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Slot machines that pay off after an indeterminate number of uses illustrate what schedule of reinforcement?

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variable interval

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What schedule of reinforcement is most likely to be involved when teachers give "pop" quizzes?

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variable ratio

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The schedule of reinforcement that is the most appropriate to use in the classroom because it encourages persistence and high rates of response is what type of schedule?

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variable

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Persistence in responding is increased by what type of reinforcement schedule?

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a preferred activity is a reinforcer for a less-preferred activity.

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The Premack Principle states that

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describes the sequence of skills leading to a goal

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Which one of the following is a major advantage of task analysis?

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soft and private

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The most effective reprimands are those that are

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group consequences

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The Good Behavior Game is based on the application of

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unpopular students who are unable to perform well

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Woolfolk suggests that programs for promoting group responsibility may be particularly hard on

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may be both a positive and a negative influence

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Which one of the following statements is TRUE regarding the use of peer pressure in applying group consequences? Peer pressure

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varied in price so that all students may be rewarded

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Rewards to be purchased with earned tokens should be

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individual performance contracts with each student.

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In a contingency contract program, teachers set up

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self reinforcement

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The concluding step of the self-management process is

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self instruction

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Cognitive behavior modification adds what to the management process?

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Attention, retention, production, motivation

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Which one of the following in the correct sequence of phases for Bandura's model of observational learning?

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response cost

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Each time Robert fails to do his homework, five points are deducted from his total course points. The procedure being used by the teacher is

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develop sentences using commonly misused words.

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An example of the use of positive practice is having students

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performance is otherwise too poor to gain reinforcement

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Shaping is an appropriate method for developing new behavior when

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