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The hormone ____ is referred to as the “bonding hormone.” Its effects are enhanced by the presence of estrogen (Taylor, 2012).

Greg Foote recommends that when a reporter calls a scientist for a story, the scientist should:   A) Ask questions about the reporter’s goals and timeline B) Conduct the interview right away so the reporter doesn’t move on to the next person C) Probably avoid doing the interview because the reporter will likely distort the science D) Recommend that the reporter get in touch with the scientist’s press officer

The best filter for a ‘brick wall’ response is a Chebyshev

If you put a larger load in the circuit, (meaning RL goes down in value)  from the output of a common emitter amplifier, does the gain go up, down, or have no effect?

Among these marine mammal species, one or several species are not central place foragers (select all that apply).

London and Nunez (2000) had Pp read a trial summary in which the defendant was charged with sexual assault of a young girl. Critical photos of the victim, partly dressed or nude, found in the defendant’s home were absent, inadmissible because their inclusion was a due process violation, or admissible. How did confidence that jurors reached the correct verdict pre-deliberation compare?

Exam is out of 100, so this is a freebie question: In multiple linear regression, the confidence interval on the mean outcome can be wider than the prediction interval for a single outcome.

In a study of communication with adversaries, Kross and Grossman (2012) had Pp read summaries of party positions on political issues of Republicans and Democrats. In pairs, Pp talked about two heated issues and considered the future if their preferred candidate lost the 2008 presidential election. If Pp received the conversational instruction to reflect on the political future from the perspective of _____, they were most likely to recognize the limits of self-knowledge.

Acquisti and Fong (2014) sent more than 4000 fictitious resumés to U.S. companies that had job openings. The researchers also created Facebook pages for “applicants” that included information such as whether they were gay, straight, Muslim, or Christian. Which identifier(s) lead to reduced interest in the applicants? 

Kang et al. (2016) studied reactions to “Whitened” and “non-Whitened” resumes of Black and Asian applicants for employment. Non-White applicants who Whitened their resumes had a much better chance of eliciting employers’ interests if the company ____.