Farmers of western Pennsylvania rebelled because:

a. whiskey distilling became illegal.
b. they were drunk all of the time on whiskey.
c. they wanted higher taxes on whiskey to promote sobriety.
d. they resented loss of control as a market economy disrupted traditional ways of life and eastern areas gained political strength.

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.

Steven spielberg's classic movie jaws was a thriller about a great white shark that terrorized tourists at a local beach. just before the shark's appearance, eerie music began playing. as the unseen shark came closer, the tempo of the music picked up. after the audience had experienced this a few times, the sound of the music triggered the emotional reaction of fear in the audience even though the shark still had not appeared. at that point, the sound of the eerie music was a: a) unconditioned response (ucr) b) conditioned response (cr) c) conditioned stimulus (cs) d) unconditioned stimulus (ucs)

What is the proper order for how a bill passes through the house? submission, debate, hearing, vote submission, hearing, debate, vote hearing, submission, debate, vote hearing, debate, submission, vote