If a Nation Is Going to Benefit Fully from Technological

question 91

Multiple Choice

If a nation is going to benefit fully from technological advances and entrepreneurial ideas,it must

• A)be relatively easy for persons from diverse backgrounds to try out their ideas at a relatively low cost.
• B)have a mechanism that will bring unsound projects to a halt.
• C)have a central investment authority that will review projects and decide which should be undertaken.
• D)be both a and

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Definitions:

Sensory Readiness

The state or condition in which sensory systems are primed to detect and process stimuli.

Cognitive Interpretation

The process by which individuals perceive, process, and give meaning to information from their environment, influencing their thoughts, feelings, and actions.

Bottom-up Processing

An approach to information processing rooted in taking sensory information and then assembling and integrating it, starting from small details to build up a bigger picture.

Top-down Processing

A cognitive process that involves interpreting sensory information based on existing knowledge, expectations, and thoughts, rather than from the sensory input itself.