Boys Are Called on in the Classroom Much More Often

question 25

True/False

Boys are called on in the classroom much more often than girls.

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A learning process through which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.

Latent Learning

Pertains to knowledge acquired without any immediate or visible reinforcement or outcome, becoming apparent only when needed.

Injunctive Norm

A belief about what behaviors are generally approved of or disapproved of in one’s culture.

Descriptive Norm

A belief about what most people typically do.