The Major Event That Influenced the Development of Psychology as a Profession

question 97

Multiple Choice

The major event that influenced the development of psychology as a profession was

• A) World War I.
• B) the Great Depression of the 1930s.
• C) World War II.
• D) the cold war of the 1950s.

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Definitions:

Differentiation

Process by which cells become specialized during development; occurs as different cells in an embryo begin to use different subsets of their DNA.

Subsets

Portions of a larger set that contain some or all elements of the original set, obeying the principle that every set is a subset of itself.

DNA

Deoxyribonucleic acid, a self-replicating material which is present in nearly all living organisms as the carrier of genetic information.

Mutations

Alterations in DNA sequences that can lead to changes in the structure and function of proteins produced by genes.