Auguste Comte Was Responsible for

question 70

Multiple Choice

Auguste Comte was responsible for

• A)posing an evolutionary theory akin to Darwin's.
• B)founding the discipline of sociology.
• C)helping to remove theology as a subject from university curricula.
• D)integrating science with religion.
• E)establishing a utopian community just outside Paris.

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Definitions:

Drive Theory

A psychological framework suggesting that motivation arises from biological needs that drive behavior to satisfy them.

Social Facilitation

The tendency for people to perform differently when in the presence of others than when alone, typically showing improved performance on simple or well-rehearsed tasks.

Social Presence

The degree to which a person feels that another person, through mediated communication, appears to be physically present.

Social Facilitation

The tendency for people to perform differently when in the presence of others than when alone, typically improving on simple tasks and performing worse on complex tasks.