Which best describes how the media influence the development of policy?
a. it keeps lawmakers apprised of what is happening throughout the government.
b. it informs the public, who can then convey their opinions to policymakers.
c. it presents opinions and ideas that inspire policymakers.
d. it facilitates informed communication between different parts of the government.

What are objects called that have value in and of themselves as well as value as a means of exchange? custom commodity money currency simple money

Martha participates in a research study in order to receive extra credit for her psychology class. when she arrives in the research office she is given a can of what looks and tastes like beer, but which actually contains no alcohol. in the adjoining room martha's classmate karen is also participating in the study. karen receives a can of alcoholic beer. if the experiment was designed to test the effects of alcohol on concentration, then who is exposed to the independent variable?

True or false? correlations can only be negative.