Which Statement Best Indicates How Inventors and Government Offices Were

question 23

Multiple Choice

Which statement best indicates how inventors and government offices were able to establish who was responsible for early developments in radio technology?

• A) Patents clearly indicate who invented what piece of technology first.
• B) Only Italians and Americans were interested in early broadcasting.
• C) Inventors respected other inventors out of a sense of professional courtesy.
• D) The early days of radio were heavily regulated, and therefore clearly documented, by government officials.
• E) Simultaneous and independent discoveries, along with competing claims for patents, often had inventors going to court over their inventions.

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Definitions:

Attribution

The process of explaining the causes of behavior or events, often attributing them to internal dispositions or external situations.

Selective Perception

The tendency to perceive or focus on information that confirms one's preconceptions or beliefs while ignoring contradictory evidence.

Stereotyping

The act of generalizing characteristics, attributes, and behaviors to all members of a particular group without considering individual differences.

Emotional Stability

refers to an individual's ability to remain stable and balanced in their emotions, particularly when faced with stress or adverse situations.