A Popular Choice for the MOST Important Cause of the Increase

question 116

Multiple Choice

A popular choice for the MOST important cause of the increase in income inequality in recent years is:

• A)the elimination of many income redistribution programs.
• B)rapid technological change.
• C)the failing education system.
• D)the failing education system and rapid technological change.

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Definitions:

Innate Releasing Mechanisms

Built-in neural and physiological systems in animals that trigger specific responses to particular stimuli, facilitating instinctual behavior.

Adaptive Responses

Reactions or changes made by organisms in response to changes in their environment or internal state that are beneficial for survival and reproduction.

Taste Aversion

A learned response to eating a particular food that results in an aversion to it, often following an illness or bad experience associated with the food.

Innate Releasing Mechanism

A hypothetical mechanism in the brain that responds to specific sensory stimuli by triggering a fixed action pattern or innate behavior.