What Is Happening to the Gap Between Rich and Poor

question 36

Multiple Choice

What is happening to the gap between rich and poor nations?

• A) It has been rising steadily since the Industrial Revolution.
• B) The gap is still growing, but at a slower rate.
• C) The wealth difference has stabilized.
• D) The gap between rich and poor is shrinking.

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Definitions:

Nurture

The influence of environmental factors like education and upbringing on an individual's development.

Evolutionary Psychology

A theoretical approach in psychology that attempts to explain useful mental and psychological traits—such as memory, perception, or language—as adaptations, i.e., as the functional products of natural selection.

Natural Selection

A process in biology by which organisms that are better adapted to their environment tend to survive longer and transmit more of their genetic material to succeeding generations.

Mental Processes

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