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Which of the following can best raise students' creativity according to Robert Eisenberger?

A. assigning them tasks they have not dealt with before
B. assigning them tasks which require inventiveness
C. giving them rewards they really deserve
D. giving them rewards they anticipate

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The phrase "token economies" (Line 1, Para. 3) probably refers to ______.

A. ways to develop economy
B. systems of rewarding students
C. approaches to solving problems
D. methods of improving performance

Terrorist crime ______.

A. rarely kills innocent bystanders
B. never injures persons irresponsible positions
C. is sometimes done by making random attacks
D. is exclusively directed to heads of state and members of governments

The latter view has gained many supporters, especially among educators. But the careful use of small monetary rewards sparks creativity in grade-school children, suggesting that properly presented inducements indeed aid inventiveness, according to a study in the June Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
"If kids know they're working for a reward and can focus on a relatively challenging task, they show the most creativity," says Robert Eisenberger of the University of Delaware in Newark, "But it's easy to kill creativity by giving rewards for poor performance or creating too much anticipation for rewards."
A teacher who continually draws attention to rewards or who hands out high grades for ordinary achievement ends up with uninspired students, Eisenberger holds. As an example of the latter point, he notes growing efforts at major universities to tighten grading standards and restore failing grades.
In earlier grades, the use of so-called token economies, in which students handle challenging problems and receive performance-based points toward valued rewards, shows promise in raising effort and creativity, the Delaware psychologist claims.
Psychologists are divided with regard to their attitudes toward ______.

A. the choice between spiritual encouragement and monetary rewards
B. the amount of monetary rewards for students' creativity
C. the study of relationship between actions and their consequences
D. the effects of external rewards on students' performance

The film "Reefer Madness" mentioned in the passage ______.

A. effectively deterred marijuana use
B. was rejected by young marijuana use
C. did not picture the danger of marijuana realistically
D. was welcomed by marijuana users because it told them how to get high

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