Critics Argue That Society Is Depleting Its Energy Resources Far

question 161

Multiple Choice

Critics argue that society is depleting its energy resources far too quickly.The most likely explanation for this behavior is that

• A)firms try to avoid making irreversible decisions about resource depletion.
• B)investors expect interest rates to fall continuously in the future.
• C)individuals tend to value their own well-being more highly than the well-being of future generations.
• D)people do not have what Pigou called a "defective telescopic faculty."

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Definitions:

Stagnation

A period of little or no growth, development, or progress.

Object Permanence

The understanding, which develops throughout the first year, that an object continues to exist even when you cannot see it or touch it.

Sensorimotor Stage

The first stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development, where infants learn through interacting with their environment using their senses and motor actions.

Jean Piaget

A Swiss psychologist known for his pioneering work in child development and his theory of cognitive development.