What Was One Reason the Educational Testing Service Gave for the Decline

question 26

Multiple Choice

What was one reason the Educational Testing Service gave for the decline in SAT scores of graduating high school seniors during the 1960s and 1970s?

• A) increasing numbers of minority students taking the SAT
• B) weaker academic records and increased diversity of student backgrounds
• C) changing attitudes of parents leading to lack of confidence in education
• D) student perceptions that scoring well on standardized tests was not "cool"

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Definitions:

Extended Fishbein Model

An advanced form of the Fishbein attitude model that considers not only beliefs and attitudes but also the role of behavioral intentions and subjective norms in predicting behavior.

Attitude Toward the Act

Attitude Toward the Act refers to an individual's overall evaluation or feeling about performing a specific behavior, influencing their likelihood of engaging in the behavior.

Attitude-tracking Program

A systematic approach to monitoring changes in consumer attitudes over time, often used in marketing to gauge brand perception.

Descriptive Norm

Social norms that describe what most people do in a specific context, without prescribing what should be done.