GM Foods Are Considered Safe by Advocates Who Cite _

question 8

Multiple Choice

GM foods are considered safe by advocates who cite _ _.

• A)20 years of consumption with no reliable correlation to disease or adverse effects
• B)the GM food is exactly the same as the non- GM food
• C)the lack of reliable data due to relaxed governmental oversight
• D)robust toxicity testing that is done in humans shows no adverse effects

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Definitions:

Closure

The psychological term for seeking a sense of resolution or completion.

Binocular Disparity

The difference in the images received by the two eyes as a result of their horizontal separation, which is used for depth perception.

Convergence

The process where two or more things come together to form a new whole or point, often used to describe the reduction of difference between technologies or merging of ideas.

Accommodation

In cognitive development, the process by which individuals modify their existing mental frameworks to incorporate new information.