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Children of mothers who abused alcohol during pregnancy often have attention deficits. Researchers introduced 2 methods in hopes of finding ways to improve the alcohol-exposed children’s ability to pay attention in the classroom. They studied 20 alcohol-exposed 9- to 12-year olds compared with 20 alcohol-unexposed 9- to 12-year olds. The participants were matched and randomly assigned to 2 groups. Group 1 was instructed on how to improve working memory, while Group 2 was given instruction on how to eliminate distractions.   The outcome measures were engagement, disengagement, and shifts in attention during a series of discrimination tasks     This study above is a __________________ because ____________________.

When Fred plays basketball he usually scores about 20 points per game. During his last game he scored 48 points. Based on what you learned in class which of the following is the best prediction and explanation of how many points will Fred  probably score in his next game

Describe how you would test the Hypothesis ” I predict that individuals who run further will perform better on math tests than those who run less”   A. Using a Single Factor between group  design    B. Using a Within Subjects design     

The following is an explanation of the sequence for _____________________________. 1) Hormone or neurotransmitter binds to receptor.2) Receptor activates G protein. 3) G protein activates (or inhibits) adenylate cyclase.4) Adenylate cyclase catalyzes production of cAMP from ATP.5) cAMP activates a protein kinase.6) The kinase activates or inactivates enzymes.7) The appropriate cellular occurs in response to the hormone or neurotransmitter.

Bonus: In DNA, Adenine bonds with Thymine while Guanine binds with Cytosine; this is pairing or bonding is referred to by what term?   (2 pts)

Person A is in need of a kidney.  A donor is found but after considerable testing, the donor is not found to be a match.  What membrane bound protein is being considered?

The development of nursing theories and conceptual models in the late 1960s and 1970s served to:

Once relevant studies have been identified, the researcher’s next step is to:

When a production possibilities frontier is bowed outward, the opportunity cost of producing an additional unit of a good

What does the “gradient” refer to with reference to the movement of molecules?