Why Are Farm Workers in Developing Countries Especially Vulnerable to Pesticide

question 5

Multiple Choice

Why are farm workers in developing countries especially vulnerable to pesticide poisoning?

• A)The workers are provided with few warnings about the risks.
• B)There are more pests that require pesticide spraying.
• C)The climate makes pesticides more persistent than when they are applied in developed countries.
• D)The workers are in a gene pool that makes them particularly susceptible to the effects of pesticides.

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Definitions:

Safety Signals

Cues or markers that indicate the absence of danger, helping to reduce anxiety or fear.

Fear

Fear is an emotional response to perceived threats or danger, characterized by feelings of anxiety, apprehension, and a heightened state of alertness.

Anxiety

A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, often about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome.

Stimulus Generalization

is the process in which a response is elicited by stimuli that are similar but not identical to the conditioned stimulus in a conditioning paradigm, demonstrating the ability to generalize learning to new stimuli.