The Definition "'Marijuana' Means a Dangerous Drug Made from the Hemp

question 248

Multiple Choice

The definition "'Marijuana' means a dangerous drug made from the hemp plant that leads its users to cocaine, heroine, and a life of addiction" is an example of:

• A) A persuasive definition.
• B) A precising definition.
• C) A lexical definition.
• D) An operational definition.
• E) A demonstrative definition.

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Definitions:

Color Blindness

A deficiency in the way one sees color, with the inability to distinguish certain shades of color or, in more severe cases, see color at all.

Sex-Linked Genes

Genes that are located on the sex chromosomes (X or Y), influencing traits that vary between males and females, often because males and females have different numbers of X chromosomes.

Short-Term Memory

A type of memory that holds a small amount of information in a readily accessible state for a brief period, typically from a few seconds to a minute.

Schizophrenia

A long-term mental disorder involving a breakdown in the relation between thought, emotion, and behavior, leading to faulty perception, inappropriate actions and feelings, withdrawal from reality and personal relationships into fantasy and delusion, and a sense of mental fragmentation.