If You Were Standing on Top of a High Mid-Pacific

question 43

Multiple Choice

If you were standing on top of a high mid-Pacific island at 15 ° north latitude, from which direction would you expect the wind to come? (Hint: don't forget to consider the Coriolis effect!)

• A)north
• B)south
• C)northwest
• D)northeast

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Definitions:

Psychologists

Professionals in the field of psychology who study mental processes and human behavior by observing, interpreting, and recording how people relate to one another and to their environments.

Psychiatrists

Medical doctors who specialize in diagnosing, treating, and preventing mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders.

Psychoanalysts

Practitioners of psychoanalysis, a therapeutic approach founded by Freud, focusing on the unconscious mind and its influence on behavior.

Psychotherapy

A therapeutic treatment approach involving psychological methods, particularly when based on regular personal interaction, to help a person change behavior and overcome problems in desired ways.