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Inherited traits from the mother to her offspring that is unaffected by the inheritance from the father.  

An object that is used as an aid to learning, e.g., a textbook, CD-ROM.  

A situation in which spouses change partners for purposes of sexual intercourse.  

A procedure in which a person has to choose one of two alternative stimuli which is the same as a third sample stimulus.  

A two-column item wherein the learner is to match by some criteria items that are related.  

The theory that a person will select a prospective romantic relationship from those who are approximately equivalent to himself or herself in terms of physical attractiveness.    

The hypothesis that persons of a given level of physical attractiveness will seek out partners of a similar level.  

Funds or in-kind contributions that must be provided by a third party in order for a grant or other type of funding to be approved. The prospective funding source often specifies the type of and the percentage of funding that must be matched.  

In epidemiology, a technique for controlling variables that are actual or confounding. Comparison in order to select objects or persons with similar characteristics.  

A graduate studies degree, usually entailing 1-2 years of full-time academic study beyond the bachelor’s degree. A degree awarded to a student who has successfully completed a course of study beyond the bachelor’s degree level, normally after a one- or two-year course of fulltime enrollment; the first degree awarded for most graduate work, sometimes later…