Your Professor Hands You a Piece of Paper with the Number

question 12

Multiple Choice

Your professor hands you a piece of paper with the number 75 on it and tells you this is your current average in the class. Since this is your fourth year as a college student, you know you could work hard to bring that average up to a B by the end of the semester. This is ________.

• A) data
• B) information
• C) knowledge
• D) wisdom

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Definitions:

Placebo Effect

A phenomenon in which a person experiences a perceived improvement in condition due to personal expectations, rather than the treatment itself having any therapeutic effect.

Antidepressants

Medications prescribed to alleviate symptoms of depression by adjusting the balance of neurotransmitters in the brain.

Autism

A neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by challenges with social interaction, communication, and by restrictive and repetitive behaviors.

Biological Origins

The roots or beginnings of life in terms of biology, including the genetic and evolutionary aspects that have shaped the development of living organisms.