If You Wanted to Follow Philip Smith and Nicholas Howe's

question 24

Multiple Choice

If you wanted to follow Philip Smith and Nicholas Howe's advice for convincing people to act on climate change, you could

• A) support STEM education in public schools
• B) use PowerPoint slides to talk about climate change
• C) remind people of the times the world has defeated other evils, like Nazis
• D) teach people to observe their own world for evidence of environmental disaster

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Definitions:

Placebo Treatment

A treatment or procedure that is given to a control group during research studies which has no therapeutic effect but is identical in appearance to the actual treatment being tested.

Child Abuse

The nonaccidental use of excessive physical or psychological force by an adult on a child, often aimed at hurting or destroying the child.

Nonaccidental

An event or action that is purposeful and intentional, not occurring by chance.

Excessive Force

The application of force in a degree or manner that is not necessary, reasonable, or proportional to the situation, often discussed in the context of law enforcement.