What Would Be a Reasonable Conclusion About a Country with a Fertility

question 71

Multiple Choice

What would be a reasonable conclusion about a country with a fertility rate of about 1.6?

• A)The population will grow at a yearly rate of 1.6 percent.
• B)The population is likely to shrink.
• C)Zero population growth will occur.
• D)It must be a relatively young population.

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Definitions:

Actor-Observer Bias

The tendency to attribute one's own actions to external causes while attributing other people's behaviors to their internal characteristics.

Internal Attributions

The process of attributing the cause of a person's behavior to internal or personal factors, rather than external situational factors.

External Attributions

The process of explaining someone's behavior by referring to situational or environmental factors.

Self-Serving Bias

A common cognitive bias that causes individuals to attribute success to personal factors and failures to external factors.