Which of the Following Statements About Social Mobility in the United

question 29

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about social mobility in the United States is false?

• A) There is a high level of occupation inheritance.
• B) The higher the father's occupation level, the better the son's chance for occupational achievement.
• C) Sons are more likely to move up than down.
• D) The mobility of women reflects the occupational achievements of their mothers.

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Definitions:

Aversive Event

An unpleasant or noxious stimulus that an organism seeks to avoid or escape, often used in aversive conditioning.

Matching Law

A principle stating that the proportion of responses on a particular schedule matches the proportion of reinforcements obtained on that schedule.

Maximizing Law

The principle that organisms will choose behaviors that maximize rewards and minimize penalties under conditions of uncertainty.

Blisspoint

The optimal level of satisfaction or happiness an individual achieves from a specific action or set of circumstances, often used in consumer behavior studies.