Directions: Each of the questions or incomplete statements below is followed by four suggested answers or
completions. Select the one that is best in each case.
Which of the following correlation coefficients represents the weakest relationship between two variables?
Dr. Jenks is working with a group of high school students. They are about to read a science book about fossils.
Before they begin, she writes the words stromatolites, fossiliferous, and eocene on the board. She explains the
meaning of each word. These words are examples of __________
A 5-year-old boy continues to attempt to play with children who openly ridicule him and leave him out of games.
His persistence with this group of children has recently resulted in a number of fights on the playground. After
being referred to your office, you learn that he has an unsupportive home life. His parents were divorced last
year. He lives with his mother who works at night, and he does not see his father. He is often left at home
alone; however, a neighbor watches him from time to time.
According to Pavlov’s theory of development, what would you expect to occur in terms of this child’s learning
and behavior?
Jim has mild cognitive impairment. On annual standardized tests, his scores averaged 20 percent below
national averages this year and 35 percent below last year. He scored 90 percent correct on his performancebased assessments. He has met or exceeded his IEP goals to increase his criterion-referenced classroom test
scores by an average of 10 percent over last year. Based on this information, which of the following is correct?