School Systems Have Widely Differing Practices Regarding the Education of Students

question 14

Multiple Choice

School systems have widely differing practices regarding the education of students with special gifts and talents because

• A)states get different amounts of money based on the number of students they identify.
• B)cultural belief about the existence of giftedness is regional.
• C)the term "gifted" has no clear-cut definition.
• D)systems within a state have more or fewer students from economically advantaged families.

---

Definitions:

Self-esteem

One's overall subjective emotional evaluation of their own worth.

Self-serving Bias

A cognitive bias that causes individuals to attribute their successes to internal factors while attributing failures to external factors.

Spotlight Effect

The tendency to overestimate the extent to which others notice and evaluate our appearance, performance, and mistakes.

Narcissism

A personality trait characterized by a long-term pattern of exaggerated self-importance, the need for admiration, and a lack of empathy for others.