Afunction is
a. the consequence that an element of society produces for the maintenance of its social system.
b. the negative consequence an element has for the stability of the social system.
c. the intended and recognized consequence of some element of society.
d. an explanation of the relationships among particular phenomena.

The correct answer is A

gold discovery in california, and pioneer settlers were sometimes pulled west because they wanted to make a better living. others received letters from friends or family members who had moved west. these letters often told about a good life on the frontier. the biggest factor that pulled pioneers west was the opportunity to buy land.

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this null effect is caused by a weak manipulation and ineffective internal validity. in a scientific study, as the one dr. morimoto is trying to perfom, internal validity refers to the confidence placed in the cause-effect relationship and to how well an experiment is done and able to eliminate confounding variables.