In Their Pygmalion in the Classroom, How Did Jacobson and Rosenthal

question 32

Multiple Choice

In their Pygmalion in the Classroom, how did Jacobson and Rosenthal select the students they identified as ready to academically "bloom" in the coming school year?

• A) by looking for students who had not received adequate attention from their teachers
• B) randomly
• C) through IQ tests
• D) by looking at grades
• E) by asking teachers who could do better

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