Cross-Cultural Research Results Suggest That If You Want to Improve

question 8

Multiple Choice

Cross-cultural research results suggest that if you want to improve academic performance, teachers need to

• A) engage in more discourse (conversation) with students about their answers.
• B) move through class material more quickly.
• C) assign less homework.
• D) prevent parents from becoming actively involved in setting high achievement goals.

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Definitions:

Sigmund Freud

A neurologist from Austria who initiated the practice of psychoanalysis, a therapeutic approach aimed at addressing mental disorders through conversations between the analyst and the patient.

Behaviorist Theory

A theory in psychology that emphasizes the importance of observable behaviors over internal processes and posits that behavior is learned from the environment.

Learning Theories

Frameworks that describe how information is absorbed, processed, and retained during learning, explaining how individuals acquire, retain, and recall knowledge.

Conscious Mind

The aspect of mind that is aware of internal and external events, experiences, and thoughts.