How Did People Come Together To Pay During The Industrial Revolution

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Behavioral Science came about during the Industrial Revolution (1760 – 1840) when products were no longer being single handily produced by people. Instead the Industrial Revolution brought about a change were goods would start to be mass produced using machines. This in turn started up businesses who would produce theses goods and who would employ people to operate the machinery. This is one of the first examples of people coming together to work in the same premises. The main way of payment during the Industrial Revolution was the “Piece Rate” system where employees would be paid for the amount of products they produced whereas now in the 21st century, you are paid mainly by the amount of hours you work. The “Piece Rate” system was popular

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