Which of the Following Correctly Describes How the "Global Pie

question 84

Multiple Choice

Which of the following correctly describes how the "global pie is baked"?

• A) Advanced economies account for about 50 percent of the value of the world's production.
• B) The United States' share of economic pie is increasing while China's share is decreasing.
• C) The increase in manufacturing has taken place in mainly the advanced economies.
• D) Asia accounts for about 40 percent of the global pie.
• E) Emerging economies account for about 25 percent of the global pie.

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Definitions:

Seriation

The concrete operation that involves ordering stimuli along a quantitative dimension (such as length).

Horizontal Décalage

The observation that within Piaget’s stages of cognitive development, some abilities do not appear simultaneously but develop sequentially over time.

Personal Fable

A concept in adolescent development where an individual believes that their thoughts, feelings, and experiences are unique and not understood by others.

Hypothetical-Deductive Reasoning

Piaget’s formal operational concept that adolescents have the cognitive ability to develop hypotheses about ways to solve problems and can systematically deduce which is the best path to follow in solving the problem.