Psyc 149- Quiz 6

Which aspect of the school climate is the least important in influencing psychosocial development during adolescence?

Class size

Taisha was discouraged from taking advanced math classes throughout her high school years. Although she is intelligent, a likely long-term implication of this biased tracking is that Taisha will

Exert less effort in the courses she takes.

Current research addressing sex differences in achievement suggests that

If differences in math and science are found between America boys and girls today, they are very slight.

Janelle is told that, no matter how hard she tries, she will likely not pass the exam. As a result, she believes that failure is inevitable and stops "wasting" her time studying. What has Janelle developed?

Learned helplessness.

A middle school student regularly skips schools. Which class is most likely to contribute to this feeling?

PE.

According to research, how has school desegregation affected students' achievement levels?

School desegregation has had little effect on students' academic achievement.

Grace believes that intelligence is fixed. Which of the following is most likely true for her?

She is likely to be performance oriented.

Mrs. Kumin wants to help her lower-achieving students. She should

help them learn to attribute their performance to factors that are under their control.

Research by Juvonen, Kogachi, and Graham (2018) suggests that

the psychological benefits of attending an ethnically diverse middle school are weakened for students whose classes are less diverse than the overall school.

Mara wants to send her daughter to a school where the daughter will be more likely to be put in a position of responsibility, such as being a class officer, club president, or team captain. Which type of school should Mara send her daughter to?

A smaller school.