What controversial act applied national performance standards to state schools without providing funds to pay for required testing or correct problems identified by the testing?

A researcher hypothesizes that criticism and aggression increase among coworkers when frustration increases. Workers are assigned to one of three groups (no frustration, moderate frustration, high frustration)

For each group, verbal criticism and aggression are measured. In this example the independent variable is A) frustration level. B) verbal criticism and aggression. C) number of people in a group. D) amount of work completed.

Members of Congress who informally band together in groups to promote and protect mutual interests (e.g., mushroom growers) form what are called

a. junkets. b. caucuses. c. subcommittees. d. committees. e. interest groups.