Jamil is applying to two graduate schools. Graduate School #1 lists the application deadline as November 15th, but notes that applications can be turned in between November 16th and December 1st if applicants pay an additional $50 late fee. Graduate School #2 lists the application deadline as December 1st, but notes that if applications are turned in before November 15th, applicants receive $50 off their fee. Jamil hurries to get his application in to Graduate School #1 before November 15th to avoid the late fee, but waits until December 1st to turn in his application to Graduate School #2. Jamil’s behavior is most consistent with what decision-making issue?

Shauna is a researcher interested in the development of intelligence and language. She brings 100 children into the lab. She gives the children a vocabulary test (i.e., tests how many words they know) and an intelligence test. When she plots her data, she sees the following graph:   What type of study did Shauna use in her study?

How many types of intelligence are there?

The nurse is educating a patient on insulin administration. Which statement, if made by the patient, indicates an understanding of the teaching?

James and Dylan are both studying for a business school exam. James decides to always study in the same seat in the classroom where they’ll take the exam. Dylan studies on the exact same schedule as James, but he studies in a different place every time. Three months later, both James and Dylan are interviewing for the same job. The interviewer asks them questions about material that was covered on the business school exam mentioned above. You would expect _________ to be better able to answer the questions, because ____________.

Which of the following is the most serious concern with regard to the use of SSRIs in adolescents?

Brandon is a psychologist working with a construction company that would like to train all of their employees to use a new machine. Because they’ll be paying the workers while they train, the company would like to train the employees in the fewest possible hours. They ask Brandon to determine what schedule they should use. Brandon takes 50 employees and randomly assigns them to one of two practice schedules: Group 1: 4 hours of training every day Group 2: 1 hour of training every day Brandon then measures how many hours it takes the employees to reach the necessary level of ability on the new machine. He finds that one of the two groups reaches the necessary level of ability in FAR fewer total hours than the other. Based upon your understanding of best practices in learning, you would expect that _______ would be better because their practice was more __________.

Problem 3 On January 1, Year 1, Hulk Company acquires 60% of Griffin Company for $700,000 cash. The remaining 40% of Griffin’s shares continued to trade at a fair value of $310,000. On the acquisition date, Griffin reported Common Stock of $350,000 and Retained Earnings of $280,000. A Patent on Griffin’s books was undervalued by $100,000 (5-year remaining useful life). Goodwill of $280,000 was recognized and correctly allocated to the Controlling and Noncontrolling Interests. Griffin Company earns income and pays cash dividends as follows:       Year                            Net Income                             Cash Dividends      Year 1                             $ 75,000                                     $39,000      Year 2                                96,000                                       44,000      Year 3                              110,000                                       60,000 Use the information above to answer the next two questions.

You typically listen to a podcast every morning. One morning, while you are listening, your friend tries to speak to you. She speaks louder and louder, but you continue to not notice. You only notice that she is trying to speak to you once she physically taps you on the shoulder. Your inability to notice your friend speaking is consistent with which theory of attention?

Which of the following emotions would be considered HIGH in arousal and POSITIVE in valence?