When a Teacher Grades on a Curve, It Increases the Incentive

question 37

Multiple Choice

When a teacher grades on a curve, it increases the incentive to study, particularly when:

• A) students are of very different abilities.
• B) students are of similar abilities.
• C) the teacher is bad.
• D) the teacher is good.

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Definitions:

Genes

Units of heredity made up of DNA, located in chromosomes, that determine specific characteristics by coding for proteins.

Traits

Characteristic patterns of thoughts, feelings, or behaviors that are relatively stable over time and across situations.

Heredity

The transmission of genetic characteristics from parents to offspring through their genes.

Bone Growth

The process by which bones increase in size, which occurs through both the development and hardening of cartilage into bone (ossification) and the addition of bone tissue.