Dr. oswald conducts a study examining the relationship between the number of friends one has and the experience of daily stress and life satisfaction. she randomly samples 1,500 elderly men and women in the memphis, tennessee, area in the southern united states. below are her findings. life satisfaction and experience of daily stress: r = -.57 ( p = .01) number of friends one has and experience of daily stress: r = .09, not sig. number of friends one has and life satisfaction: r = .36 ( p = .04) in evaluating dr. oswald’s study, you question the construct validity of the study. which of the following questions would you be asking?
a. how reliable is the measure of daily stress?
b. which statistic did dr. oswald compute?
c. does the number of friends cause people to experience less stress?
d. how did dr. oswald recruit her participants?

1. a teacher who provides opportunities for children to master challenges and to become independent is creating a pro-social environment. reducing mental health issues. reducing aggression. creating a stress-free environment. 2. which of the following is not an effect of toxic stress? may cause developmental delays hormone, such as cortisol, increase heart rate increase may cause reaction to higher thresholds of stress 3. when a child behaves in a way that is not typical of his or her age and developmental level, it is difficult for a teacher to know if there is a mental health problem because appropriate behaviors might be learned with more experience and practice. observed behaviors cannot be reliably linked to mental health status. teachers are rarely qualified to identify mental health issues. most atypical behavior can be attributed to cultural differences. 4. a teacher who learns that a child recently lost a sibling and talks to the parents about how they manage behavior at home is employing a(n) promotion strategy. functional assessment. attachment strategy. transformation strategy. 5. arianna is feeling frustrated. to her learn to interact appropriately with others, her teacher, who encourages pro-social behavior, talks to arianna about her skills, and provides puzzles that challenge her. accomplishments. feelings, and brainstorms ways to ease her frustration. friends and how much they love her. 6. which of the following is not a goal of conducting a functional assessment? finding ways to prevent the problem behavior completing documentation for the health record teaching the child appropriate behaviors determining why a problem behavior occurs 7. according to the pyramid model supporting social emotional competence in infants and young children, which of the following is an example of a nurturing and responsive relationship? provide to children with mental issues. adults attend carefully to children’s cues. there are opportunities for children to appropriately express feelings. teach friendship skills. 8. how can mental health affect a child’s development? mental health has an indirect relationship to cognitive learning. mental health is tied to children’s perceptual well-being. lack of mental health diminishes children’s response to stress. a lack of mental health can affect the architecture of the brain. 9. teaching a child to recognize and describe feeling is an example of nurturing and responsive relationships. targeted social emotional supports. intensive intervention. high-quality, supportive environments. 10. a preschool teacher spots three-year-old alexandra angrily throwing a ball at logan, and the teacher intervenes by offering to play catch with alexandra while letting her know that throwing toys is not appropriate. this is an example of a(n) promotion strategy. clinical intervention. engagement strategy. transformation strategy.

At school, there have been a lot of rumors going around about how certain sexually transmitted diseases are spread. which skill would be most valuable to you take the necessary steps to learn what you need to know to protect yourself? a. self-direction b. critical thinking c. problem solving d. effective communication       select the best answer from the choices provided.

Which of these is a sexual stereotype? a) on average, males are taller than females. b) people over the age of 60 are not interested in sex. c) male hormone levels differ from those of females. d) there are more male representatives than female representatives in congress.