As after taking cooking lessons, thelma bakes a cake for her friend louise's birthday. when louise sees the cake, she says, "wow, that's so sweet. my mom always made a special cake for my birthday, and she would decorate it so elaborately." thelma angrily replies, "well i'm sorry that i didn't decorate the cake extravagantly. i guess i still have a lot to learn about cooking." thelma's response illustrates: a) defensive listening. b) pseudolistening. c) selective listening. d) ambushing. e) literal listening.

If you heat soup on a stove, what happens to the movement of the soup’s particles? a. the particles move slower. b. the particles move faster. c. there’s no change in the speed of particles. d. the particles stop moving.

How do economists measure the success, or shortcomings, of the economy?

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