The Olmec, Maya, and Aztec built ball courts as part of the design of their city-temple complexes. On these courts, they competed in a game that was not just for sport. It also carried religious and mythological meanings. Players of the game were often captives from neighboring cities. What was the typical outcome of the events described in this passage?

a
The losers of the game were made slaves of the winners.
b
The winners of the game would be elevated in social status.
c
The winners of the game were given gold and precious stones.
d
The losers of the game were ritually sacrificed to the gods.

Which of the following methods could be considered a "best practice" in terms of informing respondents how their answers to an on-line survey about personal information will be protected? respondents are informed that investigators will try to keep their participation confidential; however, confidentiality cannot be assured. respondents are informed that a research assistant will transfer all the research data to a password-protected computer that is not connected to the internet, via a usb flashdrive. the computer is located in a research team member's office. the investigator uses the informed consent process to explain her institution's method for guaranteeing absolute confidentiality of research data. the investigator uses the informed consent process to explain how respondent data will be transmitted from the website to his encrypted database without ever recording respondents' ip addresses, but explains that on the internet confidentiality cannot be absolutely guaranteed. the investigator uses the informed consent process to explain how respondent data will be transmitted from the website to his encrypted database without ever recording respondents' ip addresses, but explains that on the internet confidentiality cannot be absolutely guaranteed