General Vulnerability Occurs When

question 67

Multiple Choice

General vulnerability occurs when:

• A)a person has an impaired ability to make an informed consent to the market exchange.
• B)a person is susceptible to some specific physical, psychological, or financial harm.
• C)children are shown commercials in and around schools.
• D)people are susceptible to the harm of not satisfying their consumer desires and/or losing their money.

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Definitions:

Skeels' Study

An influential study in developmental psychology by Harold Skeels that demonstrated the impact of early emotional and social deprivation on intelligence in children.

Severely Retarded

A term considered outdated and offensive, previously used to describe individuals with a significant intellectual disability, affecting their adaptive behaviors and cognitive functioning.

Institution Children

Children raised in institutional settings like orphanages, which can impact their physical, emotional, and social development.

Tay-Sach's Disease

A genetic disorder that destroys nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord, leading to severe physical and developmental disabilities in infants.