If a Researcher Is Interested in Whether a New Training

question 44

Multiple Choice

If a researcher is interested in whether a new training technique affects reading achievement scores, and the group chosen for the study is already high in reading-achievement levels, the lack of any further significant increase may be due to the

• A) researcher having chosen the .05 rather than the .01 level of statistical significance
• B) halo effect
• C) Hawthorne effect
• D) ceiling effect

Understand the concept of mental age and its relevance to intellectual functioning.

Differentiate between word-recognition and phonetic methods of teaching reading.

Comprehend the role of the angular gyrus in language processing.

Understand grammatical development stages in children.

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