In 2013, the Educational Testing Service (ETS) Charged $51 to Take

question 161

Multiple Choice

In 2013, the Educational Testing Service (ETS) charged $51 to take the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) but $150 to take the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) . One reason for this difference in price is

• A) more people took the SAT than the GRE in 2013.
• B) the GRE is a longer test with more questions.
• C) an average, those who take the GRE have higher incomes than those who take the SAT.
• D) the ETS faces competition in the market for the SAT but no competition for the GRE.

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Definitions:

Learned Helplessness

is a condition in which a person suffers from a sense of powerlessness, arising from persistent failure to succeed or continued negative outcomes despite effort and initiative.

Trial and Error

A problem-solving method that involves testing various possibilities until a satisfactory solution is found or until all options are exhausted.

Reconditioning

The process of retraining or rehabilitating someone's behavior, physical condition, or responses to stimuli, often after an injury or period of inactivity.

Spontaneous Recovery

The return of a conditioned response that had been previously eliminated, following a timeframe where there was no contact with the conditioned stimulus.