Which of the Following Statements Is NOT True About Divorce

question 24

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is NOT true about divorce rates in the United States?

• A)In 1974,more marriages have ended in divorce than in death of a spouse.
• B)After 1980,divorce rates tended to decline as marriages became more stable.
• C)Among first marriages,one of five break up within eight years.
• D)One-half of all Americans who have ever married have also been divorced.

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

An instruction strategy by which the intensity of an action is adjusted via positive reinforcement or disciplinary measures.

Classical Conditioning

A cognitive learning strategy where the repeated combination of two stimuli results in a response that, at the beginning elicited by the second stimulus, is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.

Observational Learning

A learning process in which individuals learn by watching the behaviors of others and the consequences of those behaviors.

Latent Learning

A form of learning that occurs without any obvious reinforcement of the behavior or associations that are learned.