Which of the Following Is True About the Toxic Substances

question 42

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true about the Toxic Substances Control Act?

• A) It required reductions in urban smog, acid rain, and greenhouse gas emissions.
• B) It established a national policy to regulate, restrict, and, if necessary, ban toxic chemicals.
• C) It promoted nontoxic chemicals and fuels for business use.
• D) It authorized funds for treatment plants and toxic waste cleanup.

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Definitions:

False Consensus Effect

The cognitive bias whereby individuals overestimate the extent to which their beliefs, values, attitudes, or opinions are shared by others.

Oedipus Complex

A psychoanalytic theory describing a child's feelings of desire for the opposite-sex parent and jealousy towards the same-sex parent.

Projection

A defense mechanism where an individual attributes their own unacceptable thoughts or feelings to others.

Maslow

Refers to Abraham Maslow, an American psychologist known for creating Maslow's hierarchy of needs, a theory in psychology proposing that certain human needs must be fulfilled before others.