The Relationship Between Educational Performance and Socioeconomic Background and Race

question 21

Multiple Choice

The relationship between educational performance and socioeconomic background and race is evident in the following:

• A) There is a strong relationship between test scores in reading, writing, and mathematics and poverty.
• B) Achievement gaps in reading, writing, and mathematics persist between minorities and white students.
• C) African American, Latino, and Native American students lag behind their white peers in graduation rates and most other measures of student performance.
• D) All of the above

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Definitions:

Seligman

A psychologist known for his work on positive psychology, learned helplessness, and well-being.

Optimistic

Having a positive outlook or expectation about the future, believing that good things will happen.

Explanatory Style

A psychological attribute that indicates how people explain to themselves why they experience a particular event, either positive or negative.

Learned Helplessness

A situation where someone feels unable to control their life, due to trauma or repeated failures.