In the Are You Equipped? section at the beginning of the chapter, a study was described looking at the relationship between birth weight and adolescent depression. In this study, what variable is being treated as the independent variable?
a. birth weight
b. adolescent depression
c. the weight of mother
d. mother depression
A
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At any given moment, how many wars are taking place in the Third World?
a. One or two b. Three to five c. Six to ten d. Eleven to fifteen e. Twenty to forty
Which of the following is NOT a role of the Texas agriculture commissioner?
A) inspecting commercial scales, pumps, and meters B) providing service programs to Texas consumers C) leasing public lands for mineral exploitation D) regulating pesticide and herbicide use
Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)
1. The constructivist approach to world politics is best at helping explain why tensions between the U.S. and Russia have increased in recent years. 2. U.S. President Barack Obama’s decision to “pivot” American foreign policy away from Europe and toward the Asia Pacific region is intended to signal that the U.S. perceives war with China as perhaps not inevitable, but highly likely and worth preparation. 3. Potential misperceptions about U.S. policy in the South China Sea increase the risk of conflict in the region. 4. Progress toward a two-state solution of the Israel-Palestine conflict is complicated by internal divisions within the Palestinian leadership. 5. North Korea’s nuclear tests have some intelligence analysts so unimpressed, with some even wondering if the country had ever successfully produced a nuclear weapon, that many fail to see North Korea as a legitimate threat to peace in the Asia-Pacific region.
SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. Which of the following entities are vying for control of outer space in the twenty first century?
a. traditional powers b. semi-peripheral states c. private corporations d. terrorist groups