In 2004, after a 17-year-old adolescent was sentenced to death in the United States, the American Psychological Association filed an "amicus curae," or _______________, brief objecting to this outcome
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
friend of the court
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Biological drives are essential because they maintain a steady state of bodily equilibrium called
a. thermostasis. b. biological rhythm. c. intrinsic motivation. d. homeostasis.
Measures of variability
a. present numbers in a pictorial format. b. describe a "typical" score in a distribution. c. allow one to generalize from small samples. d. indicate how scores differ from each other.
When calling for directory assistance, operators used to tell their customers to "Have a nice day" after providing them with a phone number. As a consequence, many people forgot the number they were just given. What is the most likely explanation?
A) The customers were not paying attention to the number they were given. B) The customers were prevented from engaging in immediate rehearsal. C) The customers failed to engage in elaborative rehearsal. D) The phone number exceeded the capacity of their short-term memory.
Muriel spends most of her time with a particular set of girlfriends, who are in the same classroom and are similar to her in academic achievement and popularity. Muriel is __________
A) a controversial child B) a popular-antisocial child C) part of a peer group D) part of a counterculture