Ryan wants to study the level of personal happiness among his students. he devises a self-report questionnaire that measures how highly a student scores his or her life’s achievements. ryan believes that these scores are a good measure of personal happiness. in the context of empirical research, the scores on the questionnaire are representative of the of the study. a. operational definition
b. theory
c. independent variable
d. hypothesis

The following question is based on your reading of a midsummer night’s dream by william shakespeare. why does puck transform bottom? a. to disrupt the play. c. to scare the mechanicals. b. for revenge on theseus. d. to scare the lovers.

Which is these is not a benefit of parallel structure? a)clarity b)classification c)emphasis d)balance

Judy blume's career as an american writer spans four decades and includes many literary awards. she is most famous for her novels geared toward pre-teens. one notable example is tales of a fourth-grade nothing. however, blume also has had success writing for an adult audience. three of her novels for adults reached the new york times best-seller list. in a 2008 interview blume remarked, "i have so many stories left to tell! " by that time she had written nearly 30 novels. judy blume is an exceptionally talented and productive american author. which of the following statements supports the main idea in this paragraph? blume only publishes books that she expects will win awards. blume prefers to write novels for adults rather than pre-teens. blume has had an extremely and uncommonly long writing career. blume is a gifted writer who can write for children as well as adults.