When compared to American students, Asian students appear to have higher levels of academic achievement. Which of the following is NOT one of the proposed reasons for this advantage?
a. Asian students spend more time being educated.
b. Asian student are assigned and complete more homework.
c. Asian parents tend to have a hands-off attitude concerning their children's education.
d. Asian peers value academic achievement.
Question 2According to the cascade model of substance abuse, intervention
a. is only possible when peer mentors are involved.
b. can only occur once a child or adolescent has reached the final step.
c. is impossible, although reduction of use is possible.
d. can occur during each step.
Question 3Research has shown that _____ had the largest percentage of students scoring in the top 10 percent on math and science tests.
a. Japan
b. the United States
c. Brazil
d. Singapore
Question 4The final step in the cascade model of substance abuse involves
a. having a parent who abuses drugs.
b. being in a deviant peer group in which one is reinforced for drug use.
c. peer rejection at school.
d. frustrated parents giving up trying to monitor or supervise the behavior of a deviant child.
Question 5The initial step in the cascade model of substance abuse involves
a. exposure to harsh parenting.
b. development of conduct problems.
c. being a child who is at risk due to a difficult temperament.
d. being born into a family environment characterized by poverty and substance abuse.
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