When Phineas Gage Had an Iron Bar Driven Through His

question 17

Multiple Choice

When Phineas Gage had an iron bar driven through his brain he ____________.

• A) died immediately
• B) became uncontrollably violent
• C) lost the ability to experience emotions
• D) became much more intelligent
• E) lost the ability to encode new memories

Understand the Davis-Moore thesis on social stratification and meritocracy.

Discuss the impact of economic policies on individual debt loads among Canadians.

Compare and contrast Marx and Weber's perspectives on religion and capitalism.

Recognize the differences in how Marx and Weber defined social classes.

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Definitions:

Fixed Cost

Expenses that do not change with the level of production or sales, such as rent or salaries.

Total Fixed Costs

The sum of all costs that remain constant regardless of any change in a company's production volume.

Diminishing Returns

A principle stating that if one input in the production of a commodity is increased while other inputs are held fixed, a point will eventually be reached at which additions of the input yield progressively smaller, or diminishing, increases in output.

Economies of Scale

The cost advantages that enterprises obtain due to their scale of operation, with cost per unit of output generally decreasing with increasing scale as fixed costs are spread out.