Global Poverty Has Risen Dramatically Over the Past Twenty Years

question 20

Multiple Choice

Global poverty has risen dramatically over the past twenty years, and is generally considered a sign of what by anthropologists?

• A) holism
• B) uneven development
• C) time-space compression
• D) ethnographic fieldwork

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Definitions:

Systematic Desensitization

A therapeutic method used to reduce phobic or anxiety responses through gradual exposure to the feared object or situation coupled with relaxation techniques.

Gradual Association

The process of forming connections or associations between stimuli or ideas over time, often leading to learned behaviors or understandings.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process through which the strength of a behavior is modified by reward or punishment.

Reciprocal Inhibition

A neurological process where the activation of one muscle group leads to the automatic inhibition of its antagonist muscle group, facilitating movement.