Important Differences Between the Typical Developed Country and the Typical

question 1

Multiple Choice

Important differences between the typical developed country and the typical developing country include all of the following except:

• A) developing countries have not shown the uniform growth in government spending found in industrial countries
• B) state-owned enterprises account for a smaller percentage of economic activity in developing countries than they do in developed countries.
• C) in general, developing countries rely more on government than the private sector to build schools, roads and hospitals, than do developed countries.
• D) government plays a larger role in investment spending in the developed country.
• E) most developing countries spend a small percentage of their budget on social services.

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Definitions:

Learned Helplessness

A condition in which a person suffers from a sense of powerlessness, arising from a traumatic event or persistent failure to succeed.

Aversive Stimuli

Unpleasant or negative stimuli that an individual seeks to avoid or escape.

Shuttle-Box Situation

An experimental setup in animal learning studies where an animal is trained to avoid an aversive stimulus by moving from one compartment to another.

Aversive Stimuli

Refers to unpleasant or undesirable events or things that cause an individual to avoid them.