In the context of technology, identify a true statement about collaborative consumption.

In the context of technology, identify a true statement about collaborative consumption.
 
  A) The cost of purchasing products or services is borne by one individual.
  B) The ownership of the assets is transferred to the user.
  C) It revolutionizes manufacturing by making a physical object from a three-dimensional digital model.
  D) It enables people to earn and save money by sharing goods and services.
  E) It is an expensive form of trading.

Question 2

Anne went to a doctor during her pregnancy to find out if her baby could inherit any disorders from her or her husband. The doctor performed a few diagnostic tests to help determine if her baby had any disorders. In the given scenario, identify the form of technology the doctor is likely to have used.
 
  A) Biometrics
  B) Claytronics
  C) Artificial intelligence
  D) Biotechnology
  E) Nanotechnology

Question 3

_____ is a broad term that applies to all practical uses of living organisms.
 
  A) Biochemistry
  B) Biomechanics
  C) Biotechnology
  D) Nanotechnology
  E) Artificial intelligence

Question 4

Which of the following best defines a robot?
 
  A) It is a broad term that applies to all practical uses of living organisms.
  B) It is the ability to build objects one atom or molecule at a time.
  C) It is the use of biological processes, organisms, or systems to manufacture products.
  D) It is the process of making a physical object from a three-dimensional digital model.
  E) It is a machine that is programmed to perform humanlike functions.

Question 5

In the _____ stage of a social movement, an organization becomes more bureaucratic and self-sufficient.
 
  A) institutionalization
  B) emergence
  C) coalescence
  D) decline
  E) resurgence

Question 6

Which of the following statements is true of the emergence stage of a social movement?
 
  A) The number of staff positions increases, members draw up bylaws, and the organization hires outsiders.
  B) The original leaders move on to better paying and more influential positions.
  C) The movement develops chapters at local, regional, national, and international levels.
  D) Leaders verbalize the feelings of the discontented, crystallize the issues, and push for action.
  E) If the discontent resonates among growing numbers of people, the movement may die.

Question 7

Unlike earlier perspectives of social movements, new social movements theory:
 
  A) examines groups that are novel.
  B) helps people understand collective behavior that crosses international boundaries.
  C) ignores people's altruistic motivations.
  D) overemphasizes ecological threats to people all over the world.
  E) shows little interest about its own community's environment.

Question 8

Which of the following statements is true of new social movements theory?
 
  A) It is especially interested in the struggle to liberate the voices of the dispossessed.
  B) It became prominent during the 1950s.
  C) It proposes that many recent movements promote the welfare of specific groups in particular countries.
  D) It does not help people understand how collective behavior crosses international boundaries.
  E) It ignores people's altruistic motivations.