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Capo · **on:** Jun 20, 2018

Which of the following descriptions is supported by research in the area of teacher expectancy?

a. Teachers are influenced more by positive information about students than by negative information.
b. Teachers tend to approve of boys' behavior more frequently than they approve of girls' behavior.
c. Teachers interact more frequently with low achievers than with high achievers.
d. Teachers perceive attractive children as brighter than unattractive children.

Question 2

Ms. Swindell, during a lecture on the importance of proper hygiene, notices that Phil and Todd (the class clowns) are quietly plotting a scheme in the back of the room. The other students are not aware of the scheming, and Ms. Swindell smoothly continues with the lecture. Upon completion, she calls the boys aside and, as the class works on another project, explains why their behavior is unacceptable. This example illustrates the use of

a. overlapping.
b. momentum in class activities.
c. the ripple effect.
d. an I-message.