According to Merton,when Persons Hold High Success Aspirations and Are

question 86

Multiple Choice

According to Merton,when persons hold high success aspirations and are not given the opportunity to realize them,they might

• A)resort to illegitimate means of achieving their aspirations.
• B)reset their goals to an even higher level.
• C)feel irrepressible psychological pressures and become violent.
• D)become more religious.

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Definitions:

Synaptic Vesicles

Small sacs within presynaptic nerve terminals that store neurotransmitters, which are released into the synaptic cleft during neurotransmission.

Action Potential

A brief change in electrical voltage that occurs between the inside and the outside of an axon when a neuron is stimulated; it serves to produce an electrical impulse.

Synaptic Cleft

The gap between two neurons where neurotransmitters are released to transmit signals.

Neurotransmitters

Chemical messengers in the nervous system that transmit signals across synapses from one neuron to another.