Identify a Statement About NGOs That Is False

question 74

Multiple Choice

Identify a statement about NGOs that is false.

• A) Large global NGOs are active in all parts of the world.
• B) NGO activism has been responsible for minor changes in corporate behavior and governance.
• C) NGOs are regarded as a counterweight to business and global capitalism by some observers.
• D) The force of NGOs has been felt in a range of major public policy debates.

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Definitions:

Discrimination

The unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of race, age, sex, or disability.

Self-Serving Bias

The common tendency to attribute successes to personal abilities and failures to external factors.

Defensive Attribution

A psychological process by which individuals assign causes to behaviors or outcomes in a way that defends their self-esteem.

Stereotype

Widely held but fixed and oversimplified images or ideas of a particular type of person or thing, which can often lead to prejudiced attitudes or behaviors.