The idea that actions are motivated primarily by a desire to experience pleasure and avoid pain is called ________.

What will be an ideal response?


the pleasure-pain principle

Sociology

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A. 1% B. 5% C. 10% D. 30%

Sociology

In 1997 the total revenues of General Motors exceeded the revenues of Norway, Finland, Denmark, Poland, Portugal, Hong Kong, and Singapore

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

Sociology

_____, an important ecological process involved in the concentric zone theory, is the process by which a new category of people or type of land use arrives in an area previously occupied by another group or land use

a. Invasion b. Gentrification c. Succession d. Diffusion

Sociology

Studies show that children from poor families hear far fewer words than children from middle-class homes. Parents are also less likely to read to them, and there are seldom children's books in the house, the opposite of what is typically found in the homes of their more affluent peers. This level of deprivation, known as ______, has negative consequences that are difficult to correct.

A. word poverty B. school segregation C. illiteracy D. literacy

Sociology