Which of the Following Best Describes Divide and Rule

question 14

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes divide and rule?

• A) the tendency to develop a fatalistic attitude that involves fearing the very possibility of liberation
• B) the use of professionals as an instrument to keep people in their respective socioeconomic positions
• C) the common dimension of subordination of the large majority by a small, powerful minority
• D) the naïve state of being that leaves people without the power to change the status quo of being oppressed

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Definitions:

Myelination

The process of coating the axons of neurons with a fatty layer, myelin, which speeds up the transmission of electrical signals in the nervous system.

Myelin Sheaths

The fatty covering that wraps around the axons of many neurons, which helps increase the speed at which electrical impulses propagate along the nerve cells.

Neuron's Axon

The long, slender projection of a neuron that conducts electrical impulses away from the neuron's cell body.

Auditory Cortex

The part of the brain that is responsible for processing auditory information, situated in the temporal lobe and critical for interpreting sounds and language.