Technology Is

question 17

Multiple Choice

Technology is

• A) the application of scientific knowledge to build products that customers desire.
• B) the application of knowledge and tools to solve problems and perform tasks more efficiently.
• C) applied sciences.
• D) one of the weakest marketing environment forces.
• E) the result of research performed primarily by universities.

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Definitions:

Prevalence

The percentage of individuals in a population who are identified as having a certain condition during a particular time frame.

Incidence

The rate at which new cases of a disease or condition appear over a certain period of time, typically per year.

Placebo Control Group

In a therapy outcome study, group of people whose treatment is an inactive substance (to compare with the effects of a drug) or a nontheory-based therapy providing social support (to compare with the effects of psychotherapy).

Ethical Problem

A situation that requires a person to choose between alternatives that must be evaluated as right (ethical) or wrong (unethical).