If You Could Tape-Record Your Thoughts, You Would Find

question 13

Multiple Choice

If you could tape-record your thoughts, you would find

• A) a system of hierarchically organised cognitions.
• B) one central thought and multiple, related subsidiary thoughts.
• C) an endless flow of ideas that constantly shifts and changes.
• D) an organised system of parallel thoughts.

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Definitions:

Neil Smelser

A renowned sociologist known for his work on collective behavior, social change, and the sociology of education among other fields.

Social Rewards

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Relative Deprivation

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Intolerable Gap

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