One way to randomly assign students to experimental and control groups for a study of academic behaviors is to
a. flip a coin for each student to determine which group she or he will be assigned.
b. divide the group sitting in the front half of the room from the group sitting in the back.
c. ask volunteers for the experimental group to raise their hands.
d. do none of these.
B
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a. to set life goals b. to achieve their goals c. to feel that they are better than other people d. to feel at least some degree of autonomy and internal motivation
Which developmental change in the brain occurs after birth??
a. ?The number of dendrites and synapses increases until adolescence, when they are reduced. b. ?The number of axons increases and the number of dendrites decreases throughout adolescence and adulthood. c. ?No developmental changes occur after birth because all the neurons the brain will ever have are present at birth. d. ?New neurons grow until adolescence, when they begin to die.
Brady violations relate to:
A. exculpatory evidence. B. racial bias in jury selection. C. improper relationships. D. suborning perjury.
Observing many cultures might lead us to think that a desire to alter our state of consciousness is _____
a) universal. b) a mental illness. c) fairly rare. d) a modern problem.