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It is a social theory designed to sort people out and identify a limited number of winners. It suggests there's no need to even try to get some kids to learn because they were'nt born with the right stuff, that some students have the ability to achieve while some do not. It implies therefore that learning is not for all.

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What type of selection is shown when the bell curve narrows over time?

Stabilizing selection, which acts against both extreme phenotypes and favors intermediate variants. Hence the narrowing of the bell curve in the middle.


What is a reflective curve?

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A lenses that curve outward is convex.A lenses that curve inward is concave.


The blackbody curve depends on what single property?

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Does a steep learning curve mean learning fast or slowly?

Actually, it has little to do with the learner and more to do with how much there is to be learned. The steeper the learning curve, the more things one has to learn in a shorter amount of time; or the faster the increase in difficulty of the concepts to be mastered. - - - - - Additional: The metaphor "steep learning curve" originally came as a positive reference. A steep learning curve meant that one became quite proficient with a minimum amount of effort/time. It LATER came to be used in the opposite sense - as a negative reference to something difficult to learn (which actually is a shallow, not steep, curve!). A learning curve is shown as a graph of "amount of learning" in the Y axis and the "amount of time or effort" in the X direction. A relatively 'normal' learning curve would be a sloping 's' curve, with its tail starting at the lower left and progressing to the upper right where the head of the s lies. In common (technically incorrect) usage, "steep learning curve" is meant to indicate that to learn the subject/technique takes a long time and is difficult. Best 'pic' I can make with this limited editor (ignore the ·∙∙ ): Proficiency |∙ ·∙∙ ·∙∙ ___100% |·∙∙ ·∙∙ X |∙ ·∙∙ X·∙∙ ·∙∙ ·∙∙ ·∙∙ (a quick/rapid proficiency, a steep slope, = easy) |·∙∙ X |∙ X |X____________ Time Proficiency |∙∙· ∙·∙ ·∙∙ ∙∙· ∙·∙ ·∙∙ ∙∙· ∙∙· ·∙∙ ·∙∙ ·∙∙ ___100%·∙∙ ·∙∙ ·∙∙(more time reach 100%) | ∙·∙ ·∙∙ ∙∙· ∙·∙ ·∙∙ ·∙∙ ·∙∙ ·∙∙ ·∙∙ ∙∙·X | ∙·∙ ·∙∙ ∙∙· ∙·∙ ·∙∙ ·∙∙ ∙∙·X ·∙∙ ·∙∙ ·∙∙ (a slow proficiency, a gentle slope, = difficult) | ∙∙· ∙∙· ∙∙· X |X |_________________________________ Time

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