With the Newly Found Independence of European Colonies in the 1950s

question 15

Multiple Choice

With the newly found independence of European colonies in the 1950s and 1960s, for many the state, rather than the market, played a major role in their plans because dominant political thinking held that global markets and trading with wealthy countries were actually what held poor countries back. This is an example of which theory?

• A) Marxist theory
• B) dependency theory
• C) independence theory
• D) industrialization theory

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Definitions:

Cattell

Refers to Raymond Cattell, a psychologist known for his research in personality, intelligence, and psychological assessment.

Galton

Refers to Francis Galton, a 19th-century polymath who contributed to the fields of statistics, psychology, and anthropology and is known for his work in eugenics and heredity.

Personality

The combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual's distinctive character, influencing their patterns of thought, feelings, and behaviors.

Person-Situation Interaction

The concept that behavior is a result of the interaction between a person's internal characteristics and external environmental factors.