If there is no association between two variables, knowledge of the independent variable
a. causes us to make more prediction errors
b. improves the accuracy of our predictions
c. does not change the number of errors of prediction
d. makes prediction of the dependent variable impossible
c
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Total U.S. spending on education at all levels was estimated at 1.1 trillion dollars for the 2009-2010, which includes funds from ___________
a. the Department of Health and Human Services b. the Department of Agriculture c. the Department of Education d. All of the above e. None of the above
Juanita started her job as a teller at a bank two years ago. At first, she was very careful and deliberate using the computer's number keys when she entered the amounts for deposits into customer accounts. Now, she enters numbers rapidly without even turning her eyes toward the keyboard. This is an example of
A. automatic processing. B. effortful processing. C. divided attention. D. attentional capacity.
Summarize the findings concerning age-related changes in divided attention.
What will be an ideal response?
Compared with workers in 1970, U.S. workers today experience less upward and more downward social mobility. Which of these is not one of the explanations for this downward trend?
a. the U.S. has a relatively weak K-12 educational system compared with schools in Europe b. the U.S. has no direct federal involvement in its system of higher education c. there has been a loss of high-paying manufacturing jobs in the U.S. d. Americans, particularly lower-income Americans, no longer believe in hard work as the basis for success e. there is no safety net in the U.S. to protect families in case of a job loss or serious illness