The "matthew effect" refers to the tendency of

a. people who already have stuff (money, prestige, power) to be given more.

b. men to be charged with the greatest burdens in society.

c. people with certain names to achieve greater popularity.

d. the peter principle to only apply to men.

e. none of the above

The correct answer is:

a. people who already have stuff (money, prestige, power) to be given more.

Explanation:

The "matthew effect" is the explanation of the phenomena in which people want to accumulate belongings and wealth. It is a term that has been used in different scientific fields such as psychology, education, sociology, literature, arts, among others. Since this is a tendency of the real world, in which the capitalist model has a great influence on population, where there is a collective behavior of wanting to collect material goods, wealth and other types of power symbols.

what are the answer choices?

sumerians were polytheistic, meaning they believed in many different gods. so, the best answer is c.