Many Observers Claim That the World's Economy Will Follow Which

question 28

Multiple Choice

Many observers claim that the world's economy will follow which of the following routes?

• A)It will revert to preindustrial formations as consumer demand plummets.
• B)It has entered a postindustrial period in which manufacturing is no longer the most important part of an economy.
• C)It has achieved an ideological equilibrium, leveling the playing field across the globe.

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Definitions:

Synaptic Cleft

The small gap between neurons, across which neurotransmitters move to transmit information.

Terminal Buttons

The small bulblike structures at the end of dendrites that release neurotransmitters and facilitate communication between neurons.

Cell Membrane

A biological membrane that separates the interior of all cells from the outside environment, controlling the movement of substances in and out of cells.

All-or-None Law

A principle stating that certain physiological responses will occur to their fullest extent once a stimulus reaches a threshold, without gradation in response.