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A People and a Nation Chapter 18 Study Guide

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The Incandescent Light Bulb Invented by Thomas Edison in 1878 Provided a cheap, inefficient means of indoor lighting Used a vacuum and tungsten wire to prevent the filament from burning when an electric current passed through it Edison also devised a system of power generation and distribution improved dynamo and parallel circuit of wires provided electricity conveniently to a large number of customers Edison acted as his own publicist in 1880 at Christmas Edison illuminated Menlo Park with 40 incandescent bulbs in 1882 he built a power plant that could light 85 buildings in Wall Street Led to a boom in the electrical industry The Theory of Scientific Management attempted to increase production by timing workers? tasks and suggest ways to speed up their performance

Unit 5 Study Guide

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Chapter 18 John Tyler ? Originally Democrat, ran as a Whig and shot down most Whig legislation. Refused to revive BUS and disapproved funding internal improvements, passed Tariff of 1842. Successfully annexed Texas James Polk ? Democrat, elected as president on Manifest Destiny platform, lowered protective tariff, revived independent treasury, acquired Oregon, seized California in Mexican War Caroline and Creole Incidents British force sink American ship Caroline British officials in the Bahamas offered asylum to 130 Virginia slaves who had rebelled and captured the American ship Creole Aroostook War ? Feuding of lumberjacks, small skirmishes on Maine?s claimed territory of the northern/eastern border that was also claimed by England.

Social Psychology - Chapter 18 Outline

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Social Psychology Chapter Outline Chapter 18, Psychology by David Meyers, 7th Edition 1. Social Psychology ? the scientific study of how we think about, influence, and relate to one another Social Thinking ? We analyze why people act as they do 2. Attribution Theory ? the theory that we tend to give a casual explanation for someone?s behavior, often be crediting either the situation or the persons disposition - Fritz Heider We often overestimate the influence of personality and underestimate the influence of situations 3. Fundamental Attribution Error ? the tendency for observers, when analyzing another?s behavior, to underestimate the impact of the situation and to overestimate the impact of personal disposition.
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