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MCAT Chemistry – Acids

In the titration of acid HA against the strong base NaOH, which of the following acids will form a neutral solution at the equivalence point? I. HCl II. HF III. HI A) I only B) I and II only C) I and III only D) I, II, and III READ MORE

Feb 04, 2015

MCAT Psychology – Personalities

A police officer carries out hundreds of traffic stops every year. When his supervisor is reviewing the officer’s records for the past year, he notices that the officer is equally likely to stop people of various genders, ages, and races. However, he is significantly more likely to write tickets for middle-aged white males with dark READ MORE

Feb 03, 2015

MCAT Psychology – Reinforcement

A teacher sets up a reward system for her elementary school students. At the end of each day, she gives a sticker to each student who showed up on time that morning. At the end of each week, she gives a sticker to any student who got above a 90% on three quizzes in a READ MORE

Feb 02, 2015

MCAT Organic Chemistry – Molecules

The two molecules above can best be described as: A) Structural isomers B) Diastereomers C) Enantiomers D) Conformational isomers READ MORE

Jan 30, 2015

MCAT Psychology Question — Thought Process

In a fit of passion, the spectator of a political debate exclaims that “welfare recipients are all lazy.” The spectator’s thought process is an example of: a) prejudice b) discrimination c) ethnocentrism d) conflict theory READ MORE

Jan 28, 2015

MCAT Psychology Question — Social Control

A local politician starts a task force to reduce prejudice and hate crimes, and the task force provides recommendations for increased access to education, paid community improvement projects open to people from different, possibly conflicted, groups, and stricter anti-hate ordinances to be passed at the local level. These recommendations are based on: I. Self-esteem hypothesis READ MORE

Jan 26, 2015

MCAT Psychology Question — Social Mobility

The son of a bricklayer goes to college and i) becomes a teacher at a medical school, ii) gets promoted to tenured professor, and iii) moves across the country for a new tenured professor position at a different school. Sequentially, this man has experienced: a) intergenerational mobility with respect to the father, horizontal mobility, horizontal READ MORE

Jan 23, 2015

MCAT Organic Chemistry Question — Chromatography

A thin layer chromatography is performed on both the reactants and products of a reaction. It is found that the products have an Rf value that is significantly higher than the reactants. Which of the following could adequately describe this reaction: A) SN2 reaction converting an alkyl bromide to an alkyl chloride B) Addition reaction READ MORE

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