In Making Some Estimates of the Total Number of Species

question 43

Essay

In making some estimates of the total number of species of a particular organism in the world, a factor is used that has a value of 1.7. What is the origin of this factor?

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Definitions:

Schizophrenia

A chronic psychological condition characterized by a disruption in the connection among cognition, affect, and conduct, resulting in incorrect perceptions, improper behaviors and emotions, retreat from actuality and social connections into make-believe and false beliefs, along with a feeling of psychological disintegration.

Flat Affect

A lack of emotional responsiveness.

Blunted Affect

A reduction in the expression of emotions, commonly seen in various psychiatric conditions.

Personality Disorder

A type of mental disorder characterized by enduring maladaptive patterns of behavior, cognition, and inner experience, exhibited across many contexts and deviating markedly from those accepted by the individual's culture.