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Methodology 1 “We poured N-free fertilizer solution into a graduated cylinder until the bottom of the meniscus was at the 30 ml line. We poured the fertilizer onto the top of the soil in a pot and then repeated this procedure 24 times.” 2 “We added 30 ml of N-free fertilizer to each of 24 pots.” 3 “Participants were some college students enrolled in introductory psychology classes. The students received extra credit in exchange for their participation.” 4: “The petri dish was placed on the turntable. The lid was then raised slightly. An inoculating loop was used to transfer culture ot the agar surface. The turntable was rotated 90 degrees by hand. The loop was moved lightly back and forth over the agar to spread the culture. The bacteria were then incubated at 370C for 24 hours.” 5 “Each plate was placed on a turntable and streaked at opposing angles with fresh overnight E. coli culture using an inoculating loop. The bacteria were then incubated at 370C for 24 hours.” 6 “Each plate was streaked with fresh overnight E. coli culture and incubated at 370C for 24 hours.” 7 Polynomial regression was used to analyze the effect of temperature on the duration of gypsy moth larval development. The analysis was performed using the JLM software (SAS Institute, 1992). Data was imported into the worksheet in the ASCH format: column 1 was temperature, and column 2 was time of larval development. Temperature was considered an independent variable, X, and time of larval development was considered a dependent variable. Y. To estimate regression coeddicients we selected menu items “Analyze/Fit X by Y”. 8 This analysis utilizes interview data collected by the National Opinion Research Center(NORC) in the 1994 General Social Survey (hereafter GSS). The GSS, a nationwide annual survey, offers the advantage of multi-stage probability sampling and can be considered representative of English-speaking, non-institutionalized adults (18 years of age and older) living in US hous