In a study of an affluent suburban high school, Larkin found that most of the students
a. were highly motivated and interested in their curriculum.
b. occasionally engaged in deviant, anti-adult behavior (drugs and sex) as a means of protest.
c. were bored, restless, and skeptical that their future lives would be much better.
d. had friendships that crossed racial and social-class lines.
c
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a. true b. false
Cultural research on wisdom shows that
A. Japanese adults use more wisdom-related reasoning strategies than American adults. B. American adults use more wisdom-related reasoning strategies than Japanese adults. C. Japanese and American adults use relatively the same amount of wisdom-related strategies. D. None of these are correct.
Howard Becker tells the story of the novelist Anthony Trollope being awakened by his groom, who also brought him coffee to make the point that
a. even something as individualistic as art involves networks of people. b. the English have a less individualistic approach to art than do Americans. c. there is no difference between art and life. d. art is an individualistic process and not a social one. e. it is difficult to give others credit for one's own artistic success.
In addition to neurons, the brain contains an even larger number of another cell type known as ________.
A. pseudopodia B. glia C. serotonin D. mitochondria