All of the Following Gave Rise to a More Dynamic

question 84

Multiple Choice

All of the following gave rise to a more dynamic, market-oriented, national economy in early nineteenth-century America EXCEPT

• A) the push west in search of cheap land.
• B) government regulation of all major economic activity.
• C) a vast number of European immigrants settling in the cities.
• D) newly invented machinery.
• E) better roads, faster steamboats, further-reaching canals, and tentacle-stretching railroads.

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Definitions:

Experimenter's Orders

Instructions given by the leader of an experiment, which can significantly influence participants' behavior and responses.

Zimbardo

Refers to Philip Zimbardo, a psychologist noted for his research on social influence, including the famous Stanford prison experiment.

Simulated Prison

A psychological experiment setting designed to study the effects of perceived power, focusing on the behavior of individuals designated as prisoners and guards.

Prisoners

Individuals who are held in confinement as a result of being convicted of a crime.