According to Murnane & Levy (2004), High Schools Are Failing

question 56

Multiple Choice

According to Murnane & Levy (2004) , high schools are failing to connect to the new economy by not providing adolescents with what?

• A) Volunteer Opportunities
• B) Work Experience
• C) Hot Lunches
• D) Computer Skills

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Definitions:

Conditioned Eyeblink

A classical conditioning experiment where a subject learns to blink in response to a conditioned stimulus, typically a tone, that has been associated with an unconditioned stimulus, like a puff of air to the eye.

Hypothalamus

A neural structure lying below (hypo) the thalamus; it directs several maintenance activities (eating, drinking, body temperature), helps govern the endocrine system via the pituitary gland, and is linked to emotion and reward.

Amygdala

A section of the brain's limbic system involved in emotion, particularly fear and pleasure.

Hippocampus

A critical region of the brain involved in memory formation, organization, and retrieval.