Dr. Chiu, a reading specialist, wants to know if third-graders who learned to read predominantly by phonics are better at comprehending text than children who learned to read predominantly by whole language
To find out she decides to randomly assign two groups of first-graders to either a phonics-based reading program or a whole language-based reading program. She will then give each group a reading comprehension test when they reach third grade. This study provides an example of a(n)
a. experiment. c. treatment group.
b. control group. d. sample.
a
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The myelin sheath in the central nervous system is made up of: _______
a. neurotransmitters. b. GABA c. dendrites. d. glial cells.
You and your pediatrician get into an argument regarding where the infant should sleep. You strongly believe that she should sleep with you, whereas your pediatrician insists that it can be dangerous for her not to sleep in her own crib
What would be your argument? a. There is no medical reason that your infant cannot sleep with you, it is just a cultural opinion b. Pediatricians do not care as much about infants as you do. c. There is scientific evidence that infants who sleep in cribs in different rooms grow up developmentally deprived. d. You love your infant too much to have him or her in a different room!