Kelsey Is an Elementary Teacher Who Likes to Use Anecdotes

question 86

Multiple Choice

Kelsey is an elementary teacher who likes to use anecdotes in her lessons.If she wants to help her students to understand the research data regarding sex differences in academics,what should Kelsey incorporate into her story?

• A) a comparison of two children who perform at an average level of achievement
• B) a comparison of children at the extreme top or bottom of the grade distribution
• C) a comparison of two children when they are given easy problem-solving tasks
• D) a comparison of group performance on several different tasks

Identify and differentiate between the signs and symptoms of major psychological disorders.

Understand the criteria and underpinnings that define abnormal behavior, including the "three Ds".

Compare and contrast different methodologies in diagnosing psychological disorders, focusing on categorical vs. dimensional approaches.

Recognize the implications of demonological perspectives on abnormal behavior and its evolution over time.

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Definitions:

WPA

The Works Progress Administration, an American New Deal agency, providing jobs and income to the unemployed during the Great Depression by carrying out public works projects.

Americans

Citizens or natives of the United States of America, a diverse population with a wide range of cultural, ethnic, and racial backgrounds.

1935-1942

A period marked by significant global events including the latter years of the Great Depression, the build-up to World War II, and early years of the conflict.

Social Security Act

A law enacted in 1935 in the United States to create a system of transfer payments in which younger, working people support older, retired people.