A Leading Environmental Group Recently Published a Report Contending That

question 91

Multiple Choice

A leading environmental group recently published a report contending that humans are running a "resource deficit" because we are using natural resources faster than they can be regenerated.The group claims that this means that economic growth will eventually stop,and will even be reversed.An economist would

• A)agree with the report,and would point to rising natural resource prices as evidence.
• B)agree with the report,but wouldn't think it was important because growth will not slow down for several centuries.
• C)disagree with the report,in part because it ignores the mitigating effects of technological change.
• D)disagree with the report because labor and capital are the primary determinants of growth,and since they are plentiful,growth will not slow down.

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Definitions:

Erogenous Zone

Areas of the human body that are particularly sensitive to stimulation and can lead to sexual arousal when touched or stimulated.

Psychosexual Stage

Periods in Sigmund Freud's theory during which a child's pleasure-seeking energies focus on specific areas of the body leading to personality development.

Displacement

A defense mechanism where emotional impulses are redirected from the original source to a non-threatening target.

Aggressive Impulses

Innate drives or tendencies to act or react in a hostile or violent manner towards others or oneself.