31 Questions
What is the term for the process in which humans adopt wild animals and plants for human use?
Domestication
What is the first metal that humans used for making tools?
Copper
What is the name of the theory that explains human decision making based on personal preferences and rationality?
Rational choice theory
What is the name of the species that humans belong to?
Homo sapiens
What is the ancient Greek word for human flourishing, happiness, or the highest good of human endeavors?
Eudaimonia
What is the term for the friendly association with others that humans form as part of their social life?
Community
What is the term for the measure of how the total gross domestic product of the country is equally distributed among its members/people?
Income distribution
What is the name of the indicator that is computed as the ratio of the employed to the working age population?
Percentage of employment
What is the type of technology that involves processes that could create or generate, convert and distribute energy?
Energy technology
What is the name of the process that involves designing, fabrication and invention of instruments, tools, gadgets, and machines?
Equipment technology
What is the name of the type of society that replaced hunters-gatherers after the agrarian revolution?
First wave society
What is the type of technology that involves computer systems and their application to manage, process, and distribute information?
Information technology
What is the name of the indicator that measures either the income or the expenditures within the country?
GDP
What is the name of the book by Alvin Toffler that classified societies based on the concept of waves?
Third Wave
What is the national development indicator that measures the average income earned by a person in a particular city, region, or country?
Per capita income
What term describes the process in which humans adopt wild animals and plants for human use?
Domestication
What type of technology involves processes that could create or generate, convert and distribute energy?
Electrotechnology
Which indicator measures either the income or the expenditures within the country?
Consumer Price Index (CPI)
What is the name of the species that humans belong to?
Homo sapiens
What is the main purpose of ENERGY TECHNOLOGY?
To yield high efficiency without generally causing negative effects
What type of technology involves the extraction, fabrication, and synthesis of materials for the benefit of mankind?
Materials Technology
What characterizes the FIRST WAVE SOCIETY according to Alvin Toffler?
Small scale technologies through trial and error
What is the common feature of EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGY?
Designs, fabrication and invention of instruments, tools, gadgets, and machines
Which technology involves computer systems and their application to manage, process, and distribute information?
Information Technology
What era does the THIRD WAVE SOCIETY refer to?
After World War II
Which technology involves processes that could create or generate, convert and distribute energy?
Energy Technology
What is the focus of LIFE TECHNOLOGY?
Preservation, treatment, and reproduction of living things
"Third Wave" is a book by:
Alvin Toffler
"Third Wave Society" is associated with:
Scientific-technological evolution
What type of technology involves the manipulation of living organisms to produce a desired result?
Life Technology
What does EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGY mainly focus on?
Designing and inventing instruments for daily use
Test your knowledge on decision making theories, historical domestication, social associations, well-being theories, and ancient Greek concepts of human flourishing and happiness.
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