Case Study 6.1 CAN MEDITATION IMPROVE TEST SCORES

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Multiple Choice

Case study 6.1
CAN MEDITATION IMPROVE TEST SCORES?
For Questions use the following narrative
Narrative: Case study 6.1 summary
The case study investigates whether mindfulness mediation can help college students perform better on exams.Forty-eight undergraduates were recruited and randomly assigned to either a meditation class or a nutrition class.For the two treatments, scores were measured on a verbal reasoning test both before the treatments and after the treatments.The test scores for the nutrition group showed no change, whereas the test scores for the meditation group improved from 460 before the treatment to 520 afterwards.This was a 16-percentile increase.

-{Case study 6.1 narrative} Which of the following describes a possible difficulty with this study?

• A)Confounding variables
• B)Interacting variables
• C)Ecological validity
• D)All of the above

Predict the solubility and boiling points of amines and derivatives.

Identify and explain the effects of molecular structure on chemical properties and reactivity of amines.

Analyze reaction mechanisms involving amines and their derivatives.

Use spectroscopic methods (IR, NMR, mass spectroscopy) to distinguish and characterize different amines.

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Marginal Revenue

The income enhancement from the sale of one more unit of a product or service.