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Declared the Americas part of an USA/American protectorate and told the Europeans to stay out correct answer: The Monroe Doctrine Which of the following men did NOT run for president in 1824? correct answer: Daniel Webster Who founded the Democratic Party? correct answer: Andrew Jackson Which of the following tribes were NOT part of the 5 Civilized Tribes? correct answer: Blackfeet This act removed Native Americans from land in the Cotton Kindom to lands West of the Mississippi R...

Selective encoding is the correct answer: ability to choose information that is relevant to a problem while ignoring distractions. American Sign Language correct answer: has a spatial grammar and syntax. The complete set of rules for a language that determines how to make sounds into words and words into sentences is called correct answer: grammar Chomsky believes that we do not learn all the sentences we might ever say, but rather we actively create them by applying __________ rules...

Life is thought to have evolved from complex molecules formed by the interaction of smaller molecules in oceans and the atmosphere. The substance which brought these molecules together to interact is correct answer: Water Consider the following electronegativity values: Boron (B) = 1.8 Carbon (C) = 2.5 Chlorine (Cl) = 3.2 Selenium (Se) = 2.6 Which of the following bonds is the most polar? correct answer: B-Cl When atoms gain or lose electrons, they become negatively or positively ch...

Which brain nucleus is the body's biological clock correct answer: suprachiasmatic nucleus Which of the following best describes the cerebrum? correct answer: executive suite The central sulcus separates which lobes? correct answer: frontal from parietal Neural tracts that convey information to the brain concerning temperature and pain would be ________. correct answer: lateral spinothalamic The white matter of the spinal cord contains correct answer: myelinated and unmyelinat...

The 4 main properties of musical sounds are pitch, dynamics, tone color, and? correct answer: Duration. The relative highness and lowness of a sound is called? correct answer: Pitch. The ____ of a sound is decided by the frequency of its vibrations. correct answer: Pitch. In general, the smaller the vibrating element, the ____ its pitch: correct answer: Higher. The distance in pitch between any 2 tones is called? correct answer: An Interval. Dynamics in music refers to? corre...

Define absorption correct answer: The taking up of nutrients into intestinal cells and occurs mainly in the intestines. Where does digestion begin in the body? correct answer: The mouth Where does most nutrient absorption occur in the body? correct answer: intestines Define nutrition correct answer: Study, not of food, but the nutrients they contain & the body's handling them. How is energy measured in the body? correct answer: Calories/Kilocalories? Know the diet planning p...

therapy correct answer: treatment to make people feel better and function more effectively asylums correct answer: mentally ill were placed here (place of safety) harsh treatments what are some early "treatments" for the mentally ill? correct answer: utica crib (patients face up & are unable to turn over) restraints, rotational therapy, tranquilizer chair and hydro therapy what is rotational therapy? correct answer: an attempt to improve blood circulation to the brain, 100 rotatio...

The term "syndrome" refers to covariation among various types of externalizing disorders that results from an underlying trait of unconventionality found in the adolescent's personality and social environment correct answer: problem behavior which of the following is not considered an aspect of positive sexual development that the majority of adolescents face? correct answer: reconciling feelings of sexual arousal with one's religious beliefs research on problem behavior suggests tha...

What is the most nutritionally complete food for an infant? correct answer: breast milk Absorption correct answer: The process by which nutrient molecules pass through the wall of the digestive system into the blood Where does digestion begin in the body? correct answer: mouth Define nutrition correct answer: the science that links foods to health and disease. It is the study not of food but the nutrients they contain and the body's handling of the nutrients. How is energy...

Gross Domestic Product correct answer: The sum total of the value of all the goods and services produced in a nation. Aggregate Demand correct answer: the amount of goods and services in the economy that will be purchased at all possible price levels. opportunity cost correct answer: the most desirable alternative given up as the result of a decision all the points on the production possibilities curve are called this correct answer: efficient the reason the PPF curve has bowed-o...