Janet Hyde Studied Gender Differences in 7 Million Children for Performance

question 36

Multiple Choice

Janet Hyde studied gender differences in 7 million children for performance in mathematics on standardized tests. What did she find?

• A)boys did better than girls
• B)girls did better than boys
• C)no differences at all
• D)more boys at the extremes

Describe the central goal of quantitative research approaches and explain how it is achieved through different methods.

Understand the psychological and physiological mechanisms that regulate hunger and eating behaviors.

Learn the basic concepts of motivation and how it influences behavior.

Differentiate between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation and their impact on behavior.

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Definitions:

Social Network Analysis

A methodological approach to understand the relationships and influences among individuals within a network.

Interpersonal Relations

The study and understanding of the interactions and relationships between individuals.

Injunctive Norm

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Plagiarize

The act of copying someone else's work, ideas, or expressions without proper acknowledgment, thereby presenting them as one’s own.