On Standardized Tests of Achievement in Mathematics,during the Elementary-School Years

question 104

Multiple Choice

On standardized tests of achievement in mathematics,during the elementary-school years

• A)boys and girls score equally well.
• B)boys usually get greater scores than girls.
• C)girls usually get greater scores than boys.
• D)sex differences vanish when scores are adjusted for the number of math courses that students have taken.

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Definitions:

Impression Formation

The mental process of developing opinions about other people.

Social Interaction

The process by which individuals act and react in relation to others, influencing and being influenced by the behaviors, feelings, and thoughts of one another.

Primacy Effect

The tendency to recall the first items in a sequence more readily than the middle items.

Overall Impression

The sum of thoughts, feelings, or attitudes someone forms about an entity (person, place, or thing) based on comprehensive or general observation.