Instructions:
Select an information-based program on television or the radio approved by your teacher. (Public television or radio talk shows offer numerous selections.)

Watch or listen to fifteen minutes of programming while relaxing on your bed, a couch, or the floor. Feel free to play music in the background or work on other activities. Then, for the next fifteen minutes, eliminate distractions and focus intently on the program. After the entire thirty minutes is up, write down the differences between the strategies you used during the first fifteen-minute segment and the second fifteen-minute segment. Then give answers for the following questions:

What was different in your behavior during each fifteen-minute segment?
Did you change your posture in the second fifteen minutes? How?
Which of the four strategies did you use in the first segment? The second segment?
How did the differences in approach to listening affect how much you remember from each segment?

The roman empire fell around the 5th century, and as islam spread in the 7th century, trade between europe and china slowed. chinese traders were blocked from westward expansion into europe when the chinese army was defeated by muslim fighters in the area known as syr darya. the trade routes, known as the silk road, fell into disuse, and trade between the far east and europe nearly stopped. it wasn't until the 13th century when the mongols invaded and controlled central asia and large parts of the middle east that extensive trade along these routes was opened again. based upon the paragraph above and your knowledge of the mongols, which of the following statements is correct? a. the mongols unified regions along the silk road, allowing for safe transport of goods. b. muslims controlled busy trade routes into china from the 5th to the 7th centuries. c. without access to european markets, the chinese were unable to obtain raw materials. d. the mongols replaced the roman empire as the dominant force in western europe.

Firms use marginal analysis to determine prices by a) changing prices in accordance with information from retailers. b) using comparisons with strong competitors to position prices accordingly. c) examining the effect on revenue of small changes to the price of one item. d) trying to minimize production costs by using better and more efficient methods.

The larger the investment you make, the easier it will be to: get money from other sources. guarantee cash flow. buy insurance. streamline your products.