Economic Sanctions Have Been Used with Increasing Frequency Since World

question 31

Multiple Choice

Economic sanctions have been used with increasing frequency since World War II. Research has shown sanctions

• A) are seldom effective in impairing the military potential of its targets.
• B) actually slow down the threat of military actions between two countries.
• C) are deliberate actions against a target country to deprive it of the benefits of continuing economic relations.
• D) are successful against autocratic leaders, such as Fidel Castro of Cuba.
• E) Both A and C are true.

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Definitions:

Subliminal Stimuli

Stimuli that are below the threshold of conscious perception, often used in reference to messages that are not consciously detected but can impact behavior.

Selective Perceptions

The cognitive process by which individuals focus attention on particular elements of their environment while ignoring others.

Subliminal Perception

The processing of information by sensory systems without conscious awareness.

Selective Perception

The process by which individuals perceive what they want to in media messages while ignoring opposing viewpoints.