According to the Authors of Your Text, One of the Most

question 56

Multiple Choice

According to the authors of your text, one of the most powerful determinants of human behavior stems from our need to

• A) acquire as much social power as possible.
• B) forge strong connections with other people.
• C) preserve and maintain a relatively favorable view of ourselves.
• D) behave in rational, logical, reasonable ways.

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Definitions:

Clasts

Pieces of rock or mineral fragments that are broken off from their parent source and are used in the creation of sedimentary rocks through the process of lithification.

Sedimentary Rocks

Rocks formed by the accumulation or deposition of mineral or organic particles at the Earth's surface, followed by compaction and cementation.

Conglomerate

A coarse-grained clastic sedimentary rock composed of rounded to sub-rounded clasts (pebbles, cobbles, and boulders) in a fine-grained matrix of sand and mud.

Breccia

A rock composed of large, angular fragments; typically formed in sedimentary environments, but can be formed by volcanic, hydrothermal, or tectonic processes.