In a Now-Famous Study,Rosenthal and Jacobson Found That Randomly Selected

question 50

Multiple Choice

In a now-famous study,Rosenthal and Jacobson found that randomly selected elementary school students experienced a spurt in their IQ score largely as a result of

• A)increased parental involvement and support.
• B)their teachers' elevated expectations.
• C)intensified academic training.
• D)educational strategies that raised their self-esteem.

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Definitions:

Alternate Forms Reliability

A measure of reliability obtained by administering different versions of an assessment tool to the same group of individuals.

Test-retest Reliability

A measure of consistency where a test is administered twice to the same participants under similar conditions, and scores are compared.

Interrater Reliability

A measure of how consistently different raters or observers evaluate the attributes or performances of subjects or items.

Split-half Reliability

A measure of consistency where a test is divided into two parts, and the scores on both halves are compared.