Social scientist Thorstein Veblen described early wealthy U.S.industrialists as engaging in -the continuous public display of one's wealth and status through purchases such as
Expensive houses,clothing,motor vehicles,and other consumer goods.

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The term used by Thorstein Veblen to describe the behavior of early wealthy U.S. industrialists is "conspicuous consumption". It refers to the display of one's wealth and status through the purchase of expensive and ostentatious consumer goods. Option A, "massive consumption" and option C, "random consumption" do not accurately reflect the specific behavior described by Veblen. Option B, "representative consumption" is not a commonly used term in the context of social science, and does not accurately describe the behavior described by Veblen.

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