The Concept "Environmental Deficit" Refers to

question 80

Multiple Choice

The concept "environmental deficit" refers to

• A)long-term harm to the environment caused by a short-sighted focus on material affluence.
• B)the fact that too few people are engaged in the study of the natural environment.
• C)the fact that natural scientists ignore the social dimensions of environmental problems.
• D)efforts to protect the environment to benefit future generations.

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Definitions:

Priming

A psychological phenomenon whereby exposure to one stimulus influences the response to a subsequent stimulus, without conscious guidance.

Activation

The process in which something is prepared or initiated for use or action, often referring to physiological or neural functions.

Associations

Connections or relationships between thoughts, ideas, or concepts.

Unconscious

According to Freud, a reservoir of mostly unacceptable thoughts, wishes, feelings, and memories. According to contemporary psychologists, information processing of which we are unaware.