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The number of multiple births (twins, triplets, etc.) has grown rapidly in the United States since 1980. The main reason for this increase is that: A. studies show that people are having more frequent intercourse. B. less frequent intercourse has resulted...
13 years ago
Which one of the following U.S. mothers-to-be is least likely to receive prenatal care? A. Maria, a Puerto Rican teenager B. Gladys, an African American woman C. Ayiana, a Native American teenager D. Susan, a white woman I am saying A. But Im not sure abo...
13 years ago
Frick and Frack are 35-year-old identical twins separated in infancy and reared apart. Frick and Frack were recently reunited for the first time since birth. They have discovered that they have many things in common. Both twins have high IQs, both have hi...
13 years ago
Ashley is very bold, outgoing, sociable, agreeable, and open to trying new things. Her sunny personality can probably be attributed: A. more to environment than heredity. B. more to intelligence than to any other factor. C. more to heredity than environme...
13 years ago
Sela is a securely attached baby. Sela, therefore, is likely to successfully resolve the crisis of basic trust versus basic mistrust. India is insecurely attached, and is less likely to resolve the trust versus mistrust crisis successfully. In the long te...
12 years ago
Myelination of your brain began before you were born and will continue in a part of your brain until you are at least 70 years old. Because of this process: A your brain cells will not be pruned back and die, so you will learn more. B you will retain the...
12 years ago
Lloyd is sitting in the waiting area of a swank restaurant anticipating a dinner meeting with a new client whom he has never met. All he knows is that the new client is named Chris. When he first meets Chris, which one of the following pairs of characteri...
12 years ago
Which one of the following types of information are people least comfortable revealing to professionals? A. Medical B. Financial C. Legal D. Emotional My choice is A.
12 years ago
A manager refuses to reveal company secrets despite an offer of handsome kickbacks. Which of the following reasons justifies her action if she were to subscribe to Kohlberg’s preconventional level of moral reasoning? A-An idea of the unpleasant emotions s...
12 years ago
With respect to dealing with abstract concepts, which statement is most accurate? A. Emotions have no place in any kind of academic essay. B. An essay dealing with abstract concepts can appeal to intellectual curiosity. C. An essay dealing with abstract c...
11 years ago
With respect to the principles of academic freedom, which statement is most accurate? A. Truth precedes beauty. B. Every lie contains a hidden truth. C. Ultimate truth is ever illusive. D. Truth is an abstract noun. My answer is D.
11 years ago
Which statement is most likely to be supported by objective data? A. In infancy, the color blue is associated with boys, and pink is associated with girls. B. When in doubt, punt; when certain, go for the goal on the fourth down. C. In my view, the author...
11 years ago
Which statement is most clearly subjective? A. In my view, the data support the professor’s assertions. B. My common sense tells me that money is the root of all evil. C. Wars are fought over ideas, land, and resources. D. It has been suggested that Nero...
11 years ago
Alice and Andrew are discussing thesis development. Alice argues that a topic becomes a thesis if we want to write about the topic. Andrew, on the other hand, maintains that a topic is not a thesis but that a thesis is the foundation of a topic. Who is co...
11 years ago
In harvesting sources, an excellent way both to narrow down a topic and discover a likely working thesis is to explore _______ the topic. A. different attitudes about B. radical ideas about C. classic literature on D. different perspectives on My answer i...
11 years ago
The most important test of a paraphrase is A. how well it captures the essence of the original source using your own words. B. the number of synonyms found in the paraphrase. C. the extent to which your words parallel the words in the original source. D....
11 years ago
In a biography, all of the following would be a primary source except for which one? A. A telegram sent to the subject by a friend B. An essay written about the subject by a former colleague C. The personal testimony of the subject’s widow, gathered in an...
11 years ago
According to Tardiff and Brizee, an essay that makes a claim supported by evidence is classified as an _______ essay. A. expository B. analytical C. argumentative D. explanatory My answer is A
11 years ago
A U.S. government report stated that, “With bank interest rates around 1.0%, 8% of wage earners believe it worthwhile to keep money in a savings account. However, at 3.0% interest, 36% of wage earners believe it worthwhile to keep money in a savings accou...
10 years ago
Which is the best fertilizer for Mr. Jimenez’ backyard grass? Select the type of study most appropriate to the question. A. Experimental B. Experimental blinded C. Case-controlled observational D. Observational My answer is C
10 years ago
Which data provide the answer to the question: “How frequently can a student at Eureka College be expected to study more than three hours a day?” A. Of 100 students surveyed, 43 reported that they study at least three hours a day twice a week. B. Of 100 s...
10 years ago
Which of the following is true of skeletal muscle? A. Contraction of skeletal muscle can alter blood flow through the heart. B. Skeletal muscle contraction produces movements of the body. C. Skeletal muscles pump blood throughout the body. D. Flexion of a...
10 years ago
__________ is the neurotransmitter released by the taste receptor cells. A. GABA B. Glycine C. Dopamine D. ATP Is it A?
10 years ago
Closed head injury: A. involves damage to the cortex, axons, and ventricles. B. reduces the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. C. can result in Parkinsonism. D. involves penetration of an object into brain tissue. I chose C
10 years ago
The diameters of pencils produced by a certain machine are normally distributed with a mean of 0.30 inches and a standard deviation of 0.01 inches. In a random sample of 460 pencils, approximately how many would you expect to have a diameter less than 0.2...
10 years ago
A study of the amount of time it takes a mechanic to rebuild the transmission for a 1992 Chevrolet Cavalier shows that the mean is 8.4 hours and the standard deviation is 1.77 hours. Assume that a random sample of 40 mechanics is selected and the mean reb...
10 years ago

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