Developing Countries Have Been Surprisingly Receptive to Free Trade Since

question 71

Multiple Choice

Developing countries have been surprisingly receptive to free trade since the 1970s.According to scholars this is likely because of which other development?

• A)Developed nations offered incentives to encourage free trade.
• B)More developing countries became democratic rather than authoritarian.
• C)The United Nations mandated free trade among developing countries.
• D)Developing nations began doing more trade with each other.
• E)Offshoring of jobs from developed nations encouraged developing countries to embrace free trade.

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Negative Punishment

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A psychological phenomenon in which a response to a specific stimulus becomes associated with similar stimuli, leading to the same response to the similar stimuli.

Secondary Reinforcer

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