Why is it important to study adolescent development? Adolescence is a period of life with specific health and developmental needs and rights. It is also a time to develop knowledge and skills, learn to manage emotions and relationships, and acquire attributes and abilities that will be important for enjoying the adolescent years and assuming adult […]
Who controlled the Senate in the 1990s?
Who controlled the Senate in the 1990s? 1990 United States Senate elections Leader George Mitchell Bob Dole Party Democratic Republican Leader since January 3, 1989 January 3, 1985 Leader’s seat Maine Kansas Seats before 55 45 How were US senators chosen before 1900? From 1789 to 1913, when the Seventeenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution […]
What therapy does current research show do you be most effective in treating hypertension in people over the age of 55?
What therapy does current research show do you be most effective in treating hypertension in people over the age of 55? Although the treatment of systolic hypertension remains incompletely understood, the reduction of diastol- ic hypertension with pharmacotherapy has been shown to reduce complications from hypertension in persons over age 55. What are the medical […]
What happened to railroad worker Phineas Gage whose famous case study is presented in the chapter on biology and behavior?
What happened to railroad worker Phineas Gage whose famous case study is presented in the chapter on biology and behavior? Gage suffered a severe brain injury from an iron rod penetrating his skull, of which he miraculously survived. After the accident, Gage’s personality was said to have changed as a result of the damage the […]
Is majoring in psychology worth it?
Is majoring in psychology worth it? The short answer is yes. A bachelor’s degree in psychology sets you up for success whether you enter the workforce immediately or continue to graduate school. Is a psychology major useless? No, not useless – mine has been very useful, but don’t follow me! Few people seem to truly […]
Why do scientists use multiple markers to identify individual elephants?
Why do scientists use multiple markers to identify individual elephants? Why do scientists use multiple markers to identify individuals in gel electrophoresis? The more markers used, the smaller the likelihood that two individuals will have the same results. Variable among individuals, amplifiable across samples. Why are elephants a keystone species? How many loci are used […]
What are the two regions that border the Atlantic Ocean?
What are the two regions that border the Atlantic Ocean? The Atlantic Ocean lies between North and South America on the west and Europe and Africa on the east. How many regions are represented? Language, government, or religion can define a region, as can forests, wildlife, or climate. A common way of referring to regions […]
What did Bandura find?
What did Bandura find? Conclusion. Bobo doll experiment demonstrated that children are able to learn social behavior such as aggression through the process of observation learning, through watching the behavior of another person. The findings support Bandura’s (1977) Social Learning Theory. What was Bandura’s hypothesis? Bobo doll experiment, groundbreaking study on aggression led by psychologist […]
How did the idea of nationalism lead to the world wars?
How did the idea of nationalism lead to the world wars? These groups hoped to drive Austria-Hungary from the Balkans and establish a ‘Greater Serbia’, a unified state for all Slavic people. It was this pan-Slavic nationalism that inspired the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo in June 1914, an event that led directly […]
Who was George Rogers Clark and what did he do?
Who was George Rogers Clark and what did he do? George Rogers Clark is remembered as the heroic Revolutionary War commander who led a small force of frontiersmen through the freezing waters of the Illinois country to capture British-held Fort Sackville at Vincennes during February 1779. What was the purpose of George Rogers Clark’s western […]