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james9437

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When the SAT was first introduced in the late 1940s, it was supposed to be an objective predictor of academic ability. How well does the SAT predict future achievement?
 
  a. Grade school grades are much better at predicting future performance than results of the SAT.
 b. The SAT has proved to be a good predictor of future academic achievement.
 c. Results of the SAT are a better reflection of class and social environment than academic ability.
 d. The SAT, while not perfect, is much more accurate and objective than Grade school grades as a predictor of future achievement.

Question 2

The importance of Durkheim's sui generis is that _____.
 
  a. society is much more than the sum of the individuals in it
 b. society is simpler than once thought.
 c. social interaction is more important than social structure.
 d. culture and society are not equivalent.



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matt

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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

a




james9437

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Reply 2 on: Jul 2, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


kswal303

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Great answer, keep it coming :)

 

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