Which of the Following English Citizens Would Be Most Likely

question 84

Multiple Choice

Which of the following English citizens would be most likely to make the decision to migrate to the New World in the seventeenth century?

• A) A member of the titled aristocracy who accepted the religious teachings of the Church of England
• B) A wealthy English merchant who accepted the religious teachings of the Church of England
• C) A former tenant farmer who had been forced off the land by the landowner, was looking for work in England's cities, and accepted Calvinist theology
• D) A member of the landed gentry who accepted Calvinist theology and had recently combined a number of small land units into a large enclosed estate

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Definitions:

Personal Dispositions

Patterns of thought, feeling, and behavior that are unique to an individual, contributing to how one responds to their environment.

Attitudes

Attitudes are psychological tendencies expressed by evaluating entities with some degree of favor or disfavor.

Attribution

The process by which individuals explain the causes of behavior and events, often as either internal dispositions or external situations.

Cognitive Dissonance

The psychological discomfort experienced when holding two or more conflicting beliefs, ideas, or values.