What Was the Most Prominent Cause for the Famine in the Early

question 10

Multiple Choice

What was the most prominent cause for the famine in the early fourteenth century?

• A) The Little Ice Age had a dramatic effect on climate and the length of the growing season.
• B) The population explosion left little resources for the poor.
• C) Plants brought in from trade with the East decimated the crop harvests in western Europe.
• D) Massive flooding drowned the crops in the fields of France.
• E) Piracy in the Mediterranean cut off food-supply ships.

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Definitions:

Situational Attribution

Refers to the process of attributing a person's behavior to external factors, such as the situation or environment they are in.

Cognitive Dissonance

The uneasy feeling that arises in someone when they possess multiple conflicting beliefs, ideas, or values simultaneously.

Foot-In-The-Door

A psychological technique that involves getting a person to agree to a large request by first setting them up by agreeing to a modest request.

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency to overestimate personality or dispositional factors and underestimate situational influences when explaining the behavior of others.