As Business Facilitates Exchanges,consumption Beyond Basic Needs Will Increase Globally

question 38

Multiple Choice

As business facilitates exchanges,consumption beyond basic needs will increase globally.The important issues related to consumerism include all but which of the following?

• A)What are the impacts of production on the environment,on society,and on individuals?
• B)What are the impacts of certain forms of consumerism on the environment,on society,and on individuals?
• C)How much of what we deem necessary for consumption is influenced by corporations?
• D)What are necessities and what are luxuries?
• E)What are the impacts of poor countries' consumption patterns on wealthy countries?

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Definitions:

Dishabituation

Increase in responsiveness after presentation of a new stimulus.

Habituation

The method through which a person becomes used to a stimulus by being exposed to it multiple times, resulting in a reduced reaction.

Perceptual Skills

Abilities related to the interpretation of sensory input, such as recognizing patterns, objects, and spatial relationships.

Dishabituation

A renewal of response in a habituated organism following the presentation of a novel stimulus.