What Are the Three "Mentalities" or World Views That Pitirim

question 40

Multiple Choice

What are the three "mentalities" or world views that Pitirim Sorokin argued that all societies pass through as a part of cyclical theory?

• A) thesis, antithesis, synthesis
• B) physical, metaphysical, theological
• C) ideational, sensate, idealistic
• D) symbolic, concrete, abstract

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Definitions:

Curvilinear Relationship

A type of relationship between two variables where the change in one variable has a non-linear effect on the other variable, often visualized as a curved graph.

Correlation Matrix

A table showing correlation coefficients among more than two variables.

Scatterplot

A type of graph used to display values for two variables for a set of data, showing the relationship between them.

Negative Correlation

A correlation between two variables where one's gain is the other's loss.