An Example of What the Economist and Social Historian Thorstein

question 64

Multiple Choice

An example of what the economist and social historian Thorstein Veblen meant by "conspicuous consumption" is:

• A) Mrs. Bradley Martin's costume ball.
• B) an immigrant's purchase of bread.
• C) the free services handed out by social reformers.
• D) John D. Rockefeller's purchase of a competing company.

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Definitions:

Memory Consolidation

The process by which initial fragile memory states are transformed into stable, long-term memories.

Intoxicated With Alcohol

Refers to a temporary state resulting from the consumption of alcohol in which cognitive, physical, and emotional faculties are impaired.

REM Sleep

A stage of sleep characterized by rapid eye movements and is associated with dreaming.

Sympathetic Nervous System

The division of the autonomic nervous system that arouses the body, mobilizing its energy.