Marian Is Trying to Decide on a College Major, So

question 84

Multiple Choice

Marian is trying to decide on a college major, so she took an aptitude test offered by the career services office at her school. The results indicated that she is interested in understanding how people react to their environment and is concerned with their thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Which of the following disciplines should Marian pursue?

• A) accounting
• B) economics
• C) anthropology
• D) psychology
• E) biology

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Definitions:

ΔS°

Represents the standard entropy change of a reaction, indicating the variation of randomness or disorder in a system at standard conditions.

Combustion

A chemical reaction where a substance combines with oxygen to release heat and often light.

Bond Dissociation Energies

The energy required to break a bond homolytically, resulting in two radical fragments, important for understanding reaction kinetics.

ΔH°

The standard enthalpy change of a reaction, measured under standard conditions (1 bar, 298.15K), representing the heat absorbed or released.