The Great Northern became the most successful transcontinental railroad in part because of
a. bribes the company gave to members of Congress
b. its founder's good decisions and honest business practices
c. its investors' ability to manipulate stock prices
d. land grants given to the company by the federal government
Ans: b. its founder's good decisions and honest business practices
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
In her 2009 book--Pink Brain, Blue Brain--Lise Eliot puts forth what interpretation of observed sex differences in the brain?
A. Gender stereotypes create different life experiences for boys and girls which exaggerate structural differences in the brain. B. The presence of sex differences in brain structures is evidence of a stronger role of nature over nurture. C. Sex differences in brain structures are primarily influenced by the presence or absence of androgens during gestation. D. That when looked at on the whole, sex differences in brain structures are too small to research meaningfully.
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a. true b. false