In 1976, Kenneth Donaldson, who was not considered dangerous, successfully sued the director of the hospital in which he had been confined for 15 years and where he had received

Why is it the case that even though girls are doing as well in math and science as boys, they are less confident in their abilities in these areas?

a. Parents hold stereotyped views that girls will do less well in math. b. Teachers give girls lower grades in math and science than they do boys. c. Parents push girls toward other subjects such as sports. d. Girls have more test anxiety in math and science than do boys.

What happens to an action potential when it comes to one of the nodes of Ranvier?

a. The action potential jumps from node to node, which is how it moves down the axon with great speed. b. The action potential gets rebounded back to the soma, where it has to be re-established. c. The action potential dissipates and fails to make it to the next neuron, which is why illnesses that cause the nodes of Ranvier are so devastating. d. The action potential causes neurotransmitters to be released from the node.

Michelle is trying to remember information for her anatomy exam. She uses a strategy where she tries to remember anatomical parts with numbers. Michelle is using ______.

A. complex rehearsal B. systematic rehearsal C. maintenance rehearsal D. elaborative rehearsal

The simplest measure of variation is the ________

a. standard deviation b. range c. mean d. significance