What Was the Primary Motivation for Irish Migration to the United

question 31

Multiple Choice

What was the primary motivation for Irish migration to the United States in the 1840s and 1850s?

• A) escaping famine
• B) escaping religious persecution
• C) the lure of high-paying factory jobs
• D) the lure of political freedoms

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Definitions:

Generalization

The process of applying the principles learned from specific instances to broader and different situations.

Discrimination

In psychology, the ability to distinguish between different stimuli and respond appropriately according to their differences.

Modeling Effect

Learning a new behavior from a model through the acquisition of new responses.

Disinhibitory Effect

Describes the phenomenon where observing a model being rewarded for a prohibited or inhibited behavior increases the likelihood of the observer engaging in that behavior.