Which of the Following Terms Is Used by Talcott Parsons

question 8

Multiple Choice

Which of the following terms is used by Talcott Parsons and Robert Bales to refer to an emphasis on tasks, a focus on more distant goals, and a concern for the external relationship between one's family and other social institutions?

• A) identification
• B) instrumentality
• C) expressiveness
• D) gender identity

Relate climatic and geographical factors to the global distribution of biomes.

Understand the biological and environmental factors influencing the timing of puberty.

Recognize the structure and function of the myelin sheath in the nervous system.

Identify the hormonal control centers within the human body.

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Definitions:

Conclusions

Statements or judgments that are arrived at by reasoning from evidence or facts.

Experiment

A research method involving the manipulation of one or more independent variables to determine their effect on a dependent variable, within a controlled environment.

Control Group

A group in an experiment that does not receive the treatment and is used as a benchmark to measure how the other tested groups do.

Caffeine

A stimulant commonly found in coffee, tea, chocolate, and some medications, affecting the central nervous system.