In order to determine whether children who have just watched cartoons will perform better on cognitive tasks than children who have not just watched cartoons, researchers randomly divided 60 preschoolers into two groups. For nine minutes, one group watched a rapid-paced cartoon, while the other group did not watch anything and did a quiet activity. They then administered standardized tests to determine the immediate impact of the children’s previous nine minutes of activity.

After fidel castro became the leader of cuba, many cubans moved to the united states. why did cubans leave their home country? a. job opportunities b. religious reasons c. political reasons d. educational opportunities

1. the responsibilities of the u.s. federal reserve system include overseeing the banking system and regulating the quantity of money in the economy setting the level of real interest rates working with congress to devise a financial plan for the country and execute the president's orders calculating and reporting the unemployment rate 2. to increase the supply of money when the economy is weak, the fed closes banks reduces inflation sells bonds buys bonds 3. the federal funds rate is the short-term interest rate that banks charge their best customers when borrowing banks earn on savings accounts with the fed banks charge each other when borrowing or lending to each other the fed charges banks when borrowing 4. when the fed increases the money supply and consequently lowers interest rates, the value of the dollar will rise by more in the market for foreign exchange, all else equal will fall, all else equal is not impacted by fed policy will rise, all else equal

John lennon and paul mccartney belonged to this group