What are neural connections? The links between neurons are called synapses. What exactly is a synapse, and what happens there? It’s basically a connection: one cell talking to another. A brain cell, or a neuron, has a large main body, with small strands sticking out. So one neuron, the transmitter, uses a really thin strand […]
Why did the group Young Italy formed?
Why did the group Young Italy formed? Young Italy, Italian Giovine Italia, movement founded by Giuseppe Mazzini in 1831 to work for a united, republican Italian nation. Attracting many Italians to the cause of independence, it played an important role in the Risorgimento (struggle for Italian unification). Who of the following was the Italian nationalist […]
What is the name of the theory developed by Robert Merton that explains deviance as an adaptation either of socially prescribed goals or of the norms governing their attainment?
What is the name of the theory developed by Robert Merton that explains deviance as an adaptation either of socially prescribed goals or of the norms governing their attainment? Anomie theory of deviance What is a crime but not deviant? Society sees most crimes, such as robbery, assault, battery, rape, murder, burglary, and embezzlement, as […]
How are polygenic traits expressed?
How are polygenic traits expressed? Instead of being expressed in a ratio as single-gene traits are, polygenic traits are expressed continuously and usually form a bell curve when charted. What do polygenic traits result from? Polygenic traits are due to the actions of more than one gene and often, their interaction with the environment. These […]
What did Powhatan ask John Smith?
What did Powhatan ask John Smith? Powhatan offered to establish the English as a new “tribe” under his own command and equal with his other subject tribes. He then sent Smith back to Jamestown, asking to have some large guns and a grindstone sent to him. What do you think Powhatan meant by you must […]
What is the Middle Passage in history?
What is the Middle Passage in history? The Middle Passage was the stage of the triangular trade in which millions of dark-skinned and healthy West Africans were forcibly transported to the New World as part of the Atlantic slave trade. What was the middle passage known for? The Atlantic passage (or Middle Passage) was notorious […]
How did the passage of the Social Security Act 1935 help American workers?
How did the passage of the Social Security Act 1935 help American workers? On August 14, 1935, the Social Security Act established a system of old-age benefits for workers, benefits for victims of industrial accidents, unemployment insurance, aid for dependent mothers and children, the blind, and the physically handicapped. Who wrote the Social Security Act […]
What does William Wordsworth mean when he says that we are involved too much with getting and spending?
What does William Wordsworth mean when he says that we are involved too much with getting and spending? The World Is Too Much With Us What does Wordsworth mean when he says the world is too much with us? In “The World Is Too Much With Us,” the speaker describes humankind’s relationship with the natural […]
Are Assyrians and Chaldeans the same?
Are Assyrians and Chaldeans the same? Assyrians ruled northern Mesopotamia, while Chaldeans ruled in the south in an empire called Babylon or Babylonia. Consequently, the Assyrians are just Assyrians while the Chaldeans are/were the Babylonians. In what ways were the rule of the Assyrians and the Chaldeans similar and different? In what ways were the […]
What refers to quickness and intensity of emotional arousal?
What refers to quickness and intensity of emotional arousal? Reactivity refers to quickness and intensity of emotional arousal, attention, and motor activity. quickness and intensity of emotional arousal, attention, and motor activity. What is the difference between emotional regulation and self regulation? [2] Emotion self-regulation belongs to the broader set of emotion-regulation processes, which includes […]