Praxis II Middle School Content Knowledge Test Prep

Answer - B - The correct term for the large-scale emigration of extremely intelligent and/or talented people is brain drain.

Key Takeaway: Brain Drain, also known as human capital flight, is the large-scale emigration of individuals with intelligence, business talent, or technical skills due to political turmoil, lack of job opportunity, or health risks. Brain drain is usually regarded as an economic cost, since emigrants usually take their training with them and in most cases, that training was provided by the government. Brain Drain was coined by Great Britain in response to the mass emigration of scientists from Europe to North America after World War II.