Which Statement Is NOT Part of the Davis-Moore Thesis

question 132

Multiple Choice

Which statement is NOT part of the Davis-Moore thesis?

• A) All societies have important tasks that must be accomplished.
• B) Some positions are more important for the survival of society than others.
• C) The most important positions can be filled by less-qualified people.
• D) The most highly rewarded positions involve expertise,direction,and financing.

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Definitions:

Rehearsal

A cognitive process in which information is repeated mentally or out loud to maintain it in short-term memory or to encode it for long-term memory.

Encoding

The method of transforming data into a format that enables its storage in our memory.

Retrieval

The act of retrieving and making conscious information that is kept in memory.

Serial Position Effect

The tendency to remember items at the beginning and end of a list better than those in the middle.