In 2017, Nearly 70 Percent of the Federal Budget Consisted

question 21

Multiple Choice

In 2017, nearly 70 percent of the federal budget consisted of spending items that could not be controlled through the regular congressional budget process, such as payments for social programs.With this much of the budget dedicated to continuing obligations, it means that Congress ________________.

• A) has no proper procedures available to let it fulfill its budgetary responsibilities
• B) has delegated far too much control over the federal budget to presidents
• C) is fine with being a gigantic insurance company with a sideline business in national security, as long as it makes constituents happy
• D) does not have much discretionary spending available, leaving it less able to meet demand for new public goods and services or to fund new initiatives

Understand the significance of normal distribution in psychological data and measures of variability (standard deviation).

Interpret statistical significance and its importance in psychological research.

Distinguish between descriptive and inferential statistics and their roles in psychological research.

Acknowledge the contributions and ethical considerations of animal research in psychology.

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