Working on Fossiliferous Strata in the Mountains of Western Italy

question 92

Multiple Choice

Working on fossiliferous strata in the mountains of western Italy, ________ was first to work out ________, which is the fundamental way geologists know which bed is older in any sedimentary sequence.

• A)James Hutton, the principle of uniformitarianism
• B)Charles Lyell, the sequence of orogenies
• C)William Smith, the principle of fossil succession
• D)Nicolaus Steno, the law of superposition

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Definitions:

Adler

Alfred Adler, an Austrian medical doctor, psychotherapist, and founder of the school of individual psychology.

Childhood Inferiorities

Feelings of inadequacy believed to begin in childhood, which can influence adult behavior and personality, as per theories in psychology, notably by Alfred Adler.

Extraversion-Introversion

A personality dimension that describes the extent to which an individual is outgoing and enjoys social interaction versus being more reserved and solitary.

Jung

Carl Jung, a Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who founded analytical psychology, known for concepts like archetypes and the collective unconscious.