Social Studies

For their public speaking class, John and Mia are required to attend a speech given by a visiting lecturer on campus. The lecture topic is "improving Your Study Habits." Since John and Mia are both seniors about to graduate, they roll their eyes and grudgingly attend the presentation. As potential listeners, John and Mia are guilty ofa.Prematurely rejecting the topic as lacking valueb.Listening too hardc.Having poor time management skillsd.Failing to understand the speakers message
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Sasha was browsing through some material in the psychology department waiting room. She started to read about careers in _____, which mainly focus on the study of the brain and nervous system. She was surprised to learn that researchers working in this area come from disciplines as diverse as psychology, engineering, and computer science.
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A process by which a person takes an active role in creating his or her identity is called?APEX
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How did technology transform agriculture and created a population shift within the state?
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Tom is looking out the window at an airport boarding gate. He sees a number of 747s and interprets the smaller ones as being further away than the larger ones. Tom is using ____.a. relative sizeb. interpositionc. texture gradientd. linear perspective
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Typically people check the mailbox once everyday even though meaningful items (such as letters from friends or bills, rather than junk mail) don't arrive everyday and the arrival is unpredictable. This is similar to responding in a ____ schedule of reinforcement.
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Jensen Co. wants to establish a new subsidiary in Mexico that will sell computers to Mexican customers and remit earnings back to the U.S. parent. The value of this project will be favorably affected if the value of the peso ____ while it establishes the new subsidiary and ____ when the subsidiary starts operations
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Mrs. Jones takes her 7-year-old son to the pediatrician because she is concerned that something is wrong with him, as he has been suffering from night terrors and occasionally walks in his sleep. Mrs. Jones' doctor assures her that her son is a normal child who is likely suffering from:A. hypnagogic hallucinationsB. parasomniasC. hypermnesiaD. nightmares
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ictionary definitions offer ____________ meanings, while implied interpretations that reflect the people, culture, emotions, and situations involved provide ____________ meanings.
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what are the climate conditions of ladakh?
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In high school, Britta and Debbie were best friends. They thought they were a lot alike, as did everyone else who knew them. After high school, they went on to very different colleges, careers, and life courses. Now, at their twenty-fifth reunion, they are shocked at how little they have in common. Bandura would suggest that their differences reflect the interactive effects of environment, personality, and behavior, which he refers to as:A) reciprocal determinism. B) personal control. C) identification. D) the self-serving bias
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You're pretty sure you and your best friend disagree about where to go on Spring Break. In fact, you think you may have very different opinions on where to go. Your dispute, however, is not interpersonal conflict because ______________.
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Kevin so frequently uses threats to get his children to help with household chores that he fails to recognize that using rewards would be more effective in gaining their cooperation. Kevin's shortsightedness best illustrates _________.
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What occurs when the defendant claims to misunderstand or misinterpret the law as it applies to the specific circumstances?
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Do middle-class youths become delinquent for the same reasons as lower-class youths? Explain your answer.
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What should you check for before you respond to an emergency situation? a. Nothing b. If someone else can respond instead c. Your safety d. If your phone is working
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Drag and Drop the description to the correct crusade. Second Crusade Third Crusade Fourth Crusade (Descriptions)Organized in 1189 to recapture Jerusalem after it fell to Saladin Organized by King Louis VII of France and the German emperor Caused distrust between Byzantine and Catholic Christians Aimed to recapture Edessa
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Silas took the College Aptitude Test when he was a junior in high school and attained a very high score on the test. When Silas was in college, he was suspended his first year; when he was readmitted, he ended up dropping out because he did poorly in class. When Silas went for career counseling, he retook the CAT, and again he earned a very high score. Based on Silass experience, the CAT has_______
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Selecting a Bank. Steve just received his first paycheck and wants to open a checking account. There are five banks in his hometown. What factors should Steve consider when choosing a bank?
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What sort of political disfunction would motivate people to adhere to even the most unpleasant government?
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In rats, the gene for the pigment (P) is dominant to no pigment (p). The gene for black (B) is dominant to the gene for cream (b). If a pigment gene (P) is absent, genes B and b are inoperative. Predict the genotypes and phenotypes of the F1 of a cross between a homozygous black rat and an albino homozygous for cream.
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In which of the following scenarios is a scientific explanation being provided to explain a phenomenon?When asked if violent video games have an impact on players, Dr. Lee replies that there is substantial empirical evidence to suggest a change in the gamers' behavior.When asked if mood influences social behavior, Dr. Sessler replies that he believes that it does.When asked if addiction is a disease or a choice, Dr. Smith replies that he knows many addicts and he feels that they have a disease.When asked if he can train his mind to not feel physical pain, Dr. Farnworth replies that he focuses on his breathing when he feels pain to increase his tolerance for it.
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Professor Garcia is conducting research on conceptualization of femininity among African American women, Latinx women, Asian American women, Native American women, and White women. Professor Garcia is applying an approach called _______.
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Mia found some food lying in her fridge. It must have been spoilt because as soon as she smelled the food, her nose wrinkled. In this scenario, nose wrinkling is an example of _____.
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