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  1. Question 7Some broken prehistoric ceramic vessels have paired holes drilled precisely along the crack lines, consistent with the vessel…
  2. Question 8An art historian studying a series of self-portraits painted by the same artist over four decades notices that the artist's…
  3. Question 33In controlled experiments, playing recorded traffic noise near owl hunting grounds reduced the owls' hunting success, with the…
  4. Question 34A musicologist studying handwritten manuscripts of a composer's symphonies notices that the tempo markings in the composer's own…
  5. Question 58In studies where an adult demonstrates a series of actions to solve a puzzle box, including some steps that are causally…
  6. Question 80Students often rate rereading their notes as a highly effective study method because the material feels familiar and easy to…
  7. Question 81Detailed worked examples reduce the mental effort required for beginners learning a new skill, but the same level of detailed…
  8. Question 109When high schools shift their start times later in the morning, students often end up sleeping longer on school nights, even…
  9. Question 125Students who are chronically absent from school tend to score lower on academic assessments than students with regular…
  10. Question 126A coffee shop began offering a punch card that gives customers a free drink after ten purchases. Over the following months,…
  11. Question 157In a randomized housing-mobility program, some families were given assistance to move from high-poverty to lower-poverty…
  12. Question 158A city library added a small children's reading nook with soft chairs and colorful rugs. Within a month, the number of…
  13. Question 167Field experiments have found that text-message reminders linked to a specific savings goal, such as saving for a particular…
  14. Question 168A dog trainer noticed that puppies who were introduced to many different sounds, surfaces, and people during their first few…
  15. Question 186The rapid expansion of a mobile money service in Kenya allowed households to send and receive financial transfers quickly during…
  16. Question 205Studies of mandatory calorie labeling on restaurant menus have found that, on average, customers make only modest reductions in…
  17. Question 206In a Victorian novel, a wealthy character repeatedly insists that he has no interest in his estranged daughter's whereabouts,…
  18. Question 238Home energy reports that compare a household's electricity use to that of similar neighboring households have been found to…
  19. Question 257Randomized studies of employment assistance programs have often found that services such as job counseling, appointment…

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