What Is the Technological Imperative

question 59

Multiple Choice

What is the technological imperative?

• A) The requirement that some corporations are making for employees to use their own technology
• B) The need that young people, in particular, have to own only the very newest forms of technology
• C) The need to test each new technology in an attempt to avoid unanticipated negative consequences
• D) The reality that once a technology becomes available it is very difficult to avoid using it

Understand the importance and role of hormonal changes in development.

Analyze the role of environmental factors and their impact on development from conception.

Identify the key periods of human development and their characteristics.

Understand the importance of nutritional and health practices during pregnancy for fetal development.

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Definitions:

Personal Property

Assets or belongings that are not permanently fixed to one location, such as furniture, vehicles, and electronic devices, as opposed to real property like land or buildings.

Punitive Damages

Money damages awarded to a plaintiff to punish the defendant and deter future similar conduct.

Civil Lawsuit

A legal dispute between two or more parties that seek monetary damages or specific performance rather than criminal sanctions.

Strict Liability

Liability regardless of fault. In tort law, strict liability may be imposed on a merchant who introduces into commerce a good that is so defective as to be unreasonably dangerous.