Who is most likely to live alone during older adulthood?
a) Angela, a Caucasian woman
b) Rosa, a Hispanic woman
Consider This: Culture and gender affects who will live alone.
LO 5.5: Describe the transition to late adulthood and its effects on the individual socially
c) Antonio, an Italian man
Consider This: Culture and gender affects who will live alone.
LO 5.5: Describe the transition to late adulthood and its effects on the individual socially
d) Christopher, an African American man
Consider This: Culture and gender affects who will live alone.
LO 5.5: Describe the transition to late adulthood and its effects on the individual socially
ANS: a
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A. People are more likely to notice the event. B. Small town citizens are more responsible. C. People from rural areas are more like to assume an event is an emergency. D. People from small towns are better equipped to help.
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A. reinforcement for an undesirable activity B. punishment C. something that was predicted to serve as reinforcement but did not do so D. stimuli whose termination or removal increases behavior
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A) a computer program B) a "brain-injured" computer program capable of simulating language C) a nervous cognitive psychologist D) a robot E) none of the above