Decision Making, Domestication, and Human Flourishing Quiz
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What is the term for the process in which humans adopt wild animals and plants for human use?

  • Cultivation
  • Domestication (correct)
  • Taming
  • Harvesting
  • What is the first metal that humans used for making tools?

  • Gold
  • Iron
  • Silver
  • Copper (correct)
  • What is the name of the theory that explains human decision making based on personal preferences and rationality?

  • Behavioral economics
  • Rational choice theory (correct)
  • Game theory
  • Social exchange theory
  • What is the name of the species that humans belong to?

    <p>Homo sapiens</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the ancient Greek word for human flourishing, happiness, or the highest good of human endeavors?

    <p>Eudaimonia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the friendly association with others that humans form as part of their social life?

    <p>Community</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for the measure of how the total gross domestic product of the country is equally distributed among its members/people?

    <p>Income distribution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the indicator that is computed as the ratio of the employed to the working age population?

    <p>Percentage of employment</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the type of technology that involves processes that could create or generate, convert and distribute energy?

    <p>Energy technology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the process that involves designing, fabrication and invention of instruments, tools, gadgets, and machines?

    <p>Equipment technology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the type of society that replaced hunters-gatherers after the agrarian revolution?

    <p>First wave society</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the type of technology that involves computer systems and their application to manage, process, and distribute information?

    <p>Information technology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the indicator that measures either the income or the expenditures within the country?

    <p>GDP</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the book by Alvin Toffler that classified societies based on the concept of waves?

    <p>Third Wave</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the national development indicator that measures the average income earned by a person in a particular city, region, or country?

    <p>Per capita income</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term describes the process in which humans adopt wild animals and plants for human use?

    <p>Domestication</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of technology involves processes that could create or generate, convert and distribute energy?

    <p>Electrotechnology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which indicator measures either the income or the expenditures within the country?

    <p>Consumer Price Index (CPI)</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the name of the species that humans belong to?

    <p>Homo sapiens</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main purpose of ENERGY TECHNOLOGY?

    <p>To yield high efficiency without generally causing negative effects</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of technology involves the extraction, fabrication, and synthesis of materials for the benefit of mankind?

    <p>Materials Technology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What characterizes the FIRST WAVE SOCIETY according to Alvin Toffler?

    <p>Small scale technologies through trial and error</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the common feature of EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGY?

    <p>Designs, fabrication and invention of instruments, tools, gadgets, and machines</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which technology involves computer systems and their application to manage, process, and distribute information?

    <p>Information Technology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What era does the THIRD WAVE SOCIETY refer to?

    <p>After World War II</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which technology involves processes that could create or generate, convert and distribute energy?

    <p>Energy Technology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the focus of LIFE TECHNOLOGY?

    <p>Preservation, treatment, and reproduction of living things</p> Signup and view all the answers

    "Third Wave" is a book by:

    <p>Alvin Toffler</p> Signup and view all the answers

    "Third Wave Society" is associated with:

    <p>Scientific-technological evolution</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of technology involves the manipulation of living organisms to produce a desired result?

    <p>Life Technology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGY mainly focus on?

    <p>Designing and inventing instruments for daily use</p> Signup and view all the answers

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