Brent is determined to get a place on his middle school's basketball team. He practices at least 2 hours each day. He rarely makes a basket and becomes quickly winded because of his severe asthma. His determination is fueled by his
analytic thought processes.
crisp, accurate logic.
sunk cost fallacy.
economy of thought.
sunk cost fallacy.
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a. 1908 b. 1916 c. 1937 d. 1960
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a. Runaway mate selection. b. Gender bias. c. Genetic mutation. d. Natural selection.
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a) 70%; 40% b) 50%; 20% c) 40%; 70% d) 20%; 50%
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a. from a two-parent home. b. from a single-parent home. c. from a farming community. d. from a high school with more than 2,000 students.