Betty justifies and convinces her mother that she was right in hitting her friend Ben. She feels Ben deserves it because he bullies her.
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Which is relatively better: a score of 76 on a psychology test or a score of 22 on an economics test? scores on the psychology test have a mean of 90 and a standard deviation of 13. scores on the economics test have a mean of 52 and a standard deviation of 10.

It is widely assumed that people need to engage in intellectual activities such as solving crossword puzzles or mathematics problems in order to maintain mental sharpness as they age. in fact, however, simply talking to other people—that is, participating in social interaction, which engages many mental and perceptual skills—suffices. evidence to this effect comes from a study showing that the more social contact people report, the better their mental skills. which of the following, if true, most seriously weakens the force of the evidence cited? (a) as people grow older, they are often advised to keep exercising their physical and mental capacities in order to maintain or improve them. (b) many medical conditions and treatments that adversely affect a person's mental sharpness also tend to increase that person's social isolation. (c) many people are proficient both in social interactions and in solving mathematical problems. (d) the study did not itself collect data but analyzed data bearing on the issue from prior studies. (e) the tasks evaluating mental sharpness for which data were compiled by the study were more akin to mathematics problems than to conversation.

Advances in technology generally result a.) a higher standard of living for everyone b.) greater productivity c.) more jobs for everyone d.) more government regulation