When Adam Smith's Ten Pin Workers Specialized, They Were Able

question 187

Multiple Choice

When Adam Smith's ten pin workers specialized, they were able to increase output of pins in a day from 200 to 48,000. One reason for the increase in pin output was due to

• A) the time saved when workers do not need to shift from one task to another.
• B) the boredom the workers suffered when they stopped making a whole pin and only concentrated on one task such as painting the heads white.
• C) new machinery.
• D) the bonus they received when they produced more pins.

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Definitions:

Higher Vocal Control Center

The higher vocal control center refers to brain regions involved in the complex processing and control of vocalizations in various species, including song production in birds and speech in humans.

Nucleus Robustus Archistriatalis

A region in the brains of birds that is involved in song learning and production.

Birdsong

vocalizations produced by bird species, often complex and musical, used for communication and mating purposes.

Frequency

The frequency of a wave is determined by the number of vibrations that happen per unit of time, which can happen within a material like sound waves, or within an electromagnetic field, such as in the case of radio waves and light.