Explain How the Religious Revivals of the Second Great Awakening

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Essay

Explain how the religious revivals of the Second Great Awakening popularized the outlook known as perfectionism, which held that both individuals and society at large were capable of indefinite improvement. How did this idea of perfectionism relate to the various reform movements that arose in the antebellum period?

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Definitions:

Deferred Imitation

The ability to imitate a modeled act after a delay, indicating the presence of memory and cognitive skills.

Preferential-Looking

A research technique used in developmental psychology to study visual attention and preferences in infants by measuring how long they look at different stimuli.

Habituation Research

The study of the psychological and physiological processes involved in becoming accustomed to a stimulus through repeated exposure.

Perceptual Abilities

The capacity to perceive, interpret, and understand sensory information.