Dependency Theory States That Global Economic Inequality Results from __________

question 43

Multiple Choice

Dependency theory states that global economic inequality results from __________.

• A) exploitation of Third World countries by First World countries
• B) the persistence of traditionalism in preindustrial societies
• C) exclusion from international trade agreements
• D) lack of education, which prevents modernization

Understand the methodologies used in developmental psychology research to study infant cognition, including the violation-of-expectations technique.

Recognize the debates and current thinking regarding innate cognitive capabilities versus learned behaviors in infancy.

Know the impact of perceptual and motor development on infants' cognitive abilities and error making, including perseveration.

Understand the dynamic systems approach to explaining conceptual development in infants.

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Definitions:

Awareness Contexts

The different situations or environments in which individuals can gain knowledge or consciousness about specific issues.

Blame Projection

The act of attributing one's own faults or responsibilities onto others.

Scapegoating

The act of unjustly blaming an individual or group for problems or negative outcomes, often as a way of deflecting attention from the true causes.

Blame Trajectory

The process through which responsibility or fault for a negative outcome is assigned or shifted among individuals or groups over time.