What Fundamental Criticism Has Been Levied Against the Human Development

question 51

Multiple Choice

What fundamental criticism has been levied against the Human Development Index (HDI) ?

• A) It does not track levels of economic inequality.
• B) It fails to consider the happiness of the citizens.
• C) It overestimates the well-being of people living in developed countries.
• D) It does not include an indicator of the health of the environment.

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Definitions:

Genetic Influences

The impact of genes inherited from parents on the traits, behaviors, and health of an individual.

Babbling

The child’s first vocalizations that have the sounds of speech.

Cooing

A soft murmuring or cooing sound, often associated with infants as an early form of vocalization.

Visual Recognition Memory

The kind of memory shown in an infant’s ability to discriminate previously seen objects from novel objects.