Developed Countries Still Have Major Advantages in Access to Information

question 99

True/False

Developed countries still have major advantages in access to information technology over emerging economies because of the significant cost of the infrastructure needed for computing power.

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Definitions:

Availability Heuristic

A mental shortcut that relies on immediate examples that come to a person’s mind when evaluating a specific topic or decision.

Explicit Bias

Prejudice or favoritism toward a group or individual that is consciously identified and directly expressed by an individual.

Just-World Phenomenon

The cognitive bias to believe that the world is inherently fair, causing people to rationalize an unfortunate situation as deserved by the victim.

Ingroup Bias

The tendency to favor members of one's own group over those in other groups in terms of preference, trust, and favoritism.