Initially Attracted to Brazil by the Prospect of Gold and Silver

question 57

Multiple Choice

Initially attracted to Brazil by the prospect of gold and silver, the Portuguese soon found _________ to be extremely profitable.

• A) slavery
• B) gambling
• C) plantations of sugar and coffee
• D) copper
• E) diamonds

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Definitions:

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.

Scrambled Faces

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Sensorimotor

The first stage in Piaget’s theory of cognitive development, from birth to about two years, characterized by the development of coordination between sensory input and motor actions.