A University of Chicago Study Found That the Most Important

question 12

Multiple Choice

A University of Chicago study found that the most important factor in success is:

• A) talent
• B) status
• C) commitment
• D) obedience

Grasp the concept of geologic time and the main subdivisions of the geologic timescale.

Distinguish between real fossils and look-alikes that are not fossils.

Understand how the fossil record supports theories of evolution and punctuated equilibrium.

Recognize how environmental factors and life events are recorded in rock layers.

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Definitions:

Interaction

The exchange or influence between two or more individuals, groups, or systems within a social context.

Talcott Parsons

An American sociologist known for developing a general theoretical framework for the social sciences and for his theories concerning social action, the system, and functionalism.

Robert Merton

An American sociologist known for his theories of social structure, anomie, and for developing the concept of self-fulfilling prophecy.

Middle-range Theories

Theories that operate between the minor but necessary working hypotheses that evolve in abundance during day-to-day research and the all-inclusive systematic efforts to develop a unified theory that will explain all the observed phenomena.