Which of the following is NOT an example of Merton's legitimate means to achieving success?

a) Insider trading
b) Networking
c) An education
d) A good job


Answer: a) Insider trading

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________ refers to the struggle against the enemies of Allah

a. Ka'aba b. Hajj c. Hijab d. Jihad

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Pregnant at age 15, Tammy decided to have the baby. Her parents were upset with her decision and threatened to "cut her off" if she did not complete high school. A difficult pregnancy and embarrassment resulted in her dropping out of school. After the baby was born, her parents said that they would raise the baby but that she would have to leave the house. At age 16, Tammy was on her own and

without any money or job market skills. She began to work as a prostitute. This explanation of Tammy's prostitution is: a. idiographic b. nomothetic c. probabilistic d. quantitative e. based on agreements

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Giving a set of judges a large number of items that are thought to be indicators of a given variable and asking them to estimate how strong an indicator of the variable each item is, is a technique used in constructing a ____ scale

a. Bogardus b. Guttman c. Thurstone d. Semantic differential e. Likert

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One great incentive of having Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) and 401(k)s for workers who change jobs is that

a. the plans are portable b. they can receive double pay. c. there are no penalties of cashing out early. d. they can continue their plan at the previous job and still work at the new one.

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