The Modern View of Technological Advance Is That It

question 36

Multiple Choice

The modern view of technological advance is that it

• A) is rooted in the independent advance of science, an element largely external to the market system.
• B) is rarely carried out by oligopolists or pure monopolists.
• C) is an internal element of capitalism, occurring in response to profit incentives.
• D) necessarily destroys existing monopoly power.

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Definitions:

Critical Thinking

The objective analysis and evaluation of an issue in order to form a judgement, often requiring skepticism and question-posing.

Unconscious Motivations

Drives and desires that are not within an individual's conscious awareness, influencing behaviors and thoughts.

Overt Behaviour

Observable actions or responses of an individual, visible and measurable by others.

Sigmund Freud

An Austrian neurologist and the founding father of psychoanalysis, a method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.