Exam 15: Science and Technology

______ have had genes artificially inserted (rather than acquired through pollination)in order to increase yields,raise pest or disease resistance,or improve tolerance of heat,cold,or drought.

A ______ view of progress sees technology as a means to fix social problems.

Globally there are 14 cybervictims every second.

A ______ steals or manipulates data to make a political or social statement.

The fact that doctoral students are more likely to have a parent with an advanced degree than a parent with only some college is an example of ______.

In the ______,scholars began studying the laboratory spaces in which scientists work using social science research methods.

A new data-intensive scientific methodology using sophisticated algorithms and statistical techniques is defined as ______.

A _______ perspective would seek to recognize what role science or technology plays in a social problem.

Hackers are most likely to live in all of the following states EXCEPT ______.

Due to low ______ costs,France is the world's largest net exporter of electricity.

The original hackers were members of the MIT Tech Model Railroad Club.

The majority of hackers worldwide are based in China.

The ability of the development path to respond to different users' needs is known as ______.

______ examines how scientific facts are constructed in the laboratory through social networks,communication technologies,and shared interests.

A(n)______ includes material artifacts,human skills,and social practices defined by social norms within an organizational pattern to obtain or address a goal or objective.

Crops grown from seeds that have been genetically modified are ______.

There are about ______ scientists and engineers worldwide.

About 9 in 10 global Internet users have been touched by a cybercrime such as identity theft,a computer virus,or online fraud.

______ represented a shift away from studying the product of science to studying the production of science.

______ multiplies the benefit for those who have resources and limits the capacity of those without.