Related to the Economics in Practice on page 156: For pineapple farmers in Ghana, the choice of how much fertilizer to use was highly dependent on how much fertilizer their more successful neighbor farmers used. This process of technology adoption is referred to as
A) trial and error.
B) capital-intensive adaptation.
C) social learning.
D) mass production.

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The process described in the question is that pineapple farmers in Ghana choose the amount of fertilizer to use based on their more successful neighbor farmers' choices. This process of technology adoption is referred to as social learning, which involves learning from peers and adopting their successful practices. Therefore, the correct answer is C, social learning. The other answer options, which include trial and error, capital-intensive adaptation, and mass production, do not accurately describe the process outlined in the question.

Related to the Economics in Practice on Page 156: for Pineapple