Research on the Ways in Which College Students Differ from Others

question 76

Multiple Choice

Research on the ways in which college students differ from others has found that college students ____.

• A) have intelligence levels similar to non-students
• B) have more experience with responsibility than non-students
• C) have less firmly-established self-concepts than do non-students
• D) are more likely to be ethnic minorities than are non-students

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Definitions:

Posterior Lobe

Refers to the back portion of an organ or gland, such as the posterior lobe of the pituitary gland in the brain.

True Endocrine Gland

A gland that secretes hormones directly into the bloodstream to regulate various bodily functions, without using a duct.

Hypothalamus

A region of the brain below the thalamus; it coordinates both autonomic nervous system and the activity of the pituitary, controlling body temperature, thirst, hunger, and other homeostatic systems.

Stained Cells

Cells that have been treated with specific dyes to highlight particular components under a microscope.