The Innovation Diffusion Theory Adopter Type Which Categorizes Organizations or People

question 42

Multiple Choice

The Innovation Diffusion Theory adopter type which categorizes organizations or people as true skeptics who adopt technology mainly to stay in the market, is best described as:

• A) laggards.
• B) early majority.
• C) innovators.
• D) late majority.

Make informed conclusions based on the results of hypothesis testing and predefined significance levels.

Understand the implications of sample size on the statistical power of tests.

Understand the differences in colonization policies and practices among Spanish, French, and English colonizers.

Comprehend the motivations behind the conquests and colonization efforts in the New World.

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Definitions:

Gametophyte

Haploid generation of the alternation-of-generations life cycle of a plant; produces gametes that unite to form a diploid zygote.

Alternation of Generations

A reproductive cycle of certain plants and algae that involves a regular alternation between two distinct forms: the sexual phase (gametophyte) and the asexual phase (sporophyte).

Liverwort

Bryophyte with a lobed or leafy gametophyte and a sporophyte composed of a stalk and capsule.

Protonema

The initial stage in the life cycle of mosses and some algae, characterized by a thread-like chain of cells.