When naming the cause of their own failures, people favor situational factors.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 2Brown v. Board of Education (1954) is a famous Supreme Court case dealing with
a. segregated public schools.
b. the no pass-no play (sports) policy.
c. school prayer.
d. school choice.
Question 3The excuse I failed the exam because the teacher is terrible draws upon dispositional factors to explain failure.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 4Sociologist Jeannie Oakes studied the effects of tracking and found that
a. poor and minority students are not tracked.
b. the different tracks are treated as equally valued instructional groups.
c. low track students eventually catch up with those in the higher tracks.
d. parents of bright students were especially supportive of tracking.
Question 5A self-fulfilling prophecy is set into motion with a false definition of the situation.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 6Research suggests that tracking has __________ effects on higher-track students.
a. no noticeable
b. the most positive
c. the most negative
d. an insidious
Question 7Children learn the codes of society from those around them.
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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