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Which of the following best describes a fractional reserve banking system? a. a banking system in which a large portion of the bank's assets are digital money rather than bills and coins. b. a banking system in which banks keep a portion of deposits on hand to satisfy their customer's demands for withdrawals. c. a banking system in which banks have only partial control over the interest rates they charge on loans. d. a banking system in which net worth is calculated by subtracting a fraction of liabilities from assets. 2b2t

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Who is better at multi-tasking? in business, employees are often asked to perform a complex task when their atten-tion is divided (i.e., multi-tasking). human factors (may 2014) published a study designed to determine whether video game players are better than non–video game play-ers at multi-tasking. each in a sample of 60 college stu-dents was classified as a video game player or a non-player. participants entered a street crossing simulator and were asked to cross a busy street at an unsigned intersec-tion. the simulator was designed to have cars traveling at various high rates of speed in both directions. during the crossing, the students also performed a memory task as a distraction. two variables were measured for each student: (1) a street crossing performance score (measured out of 100 points) and (2) a memory task score (measured out of 20 points). the researchers found no differences in either the street crossing performance or memory task score of video game players and non-gamers. “these results,” say the researchers, “suggest that action video game players [and non-gamers] are equally susceptible to the costs of dividing attention in a complex task”