What Does Eric Klinenberg Conclude from His Research on People

question 71

Multiple Choice

What does Eric Klinenberg conclude from his research on people who live alone?

• A) Living alone can be a positive experience for the young and old.
• B) Living alone is correlated with higher rates of depression and social isolation.
• C) Living alone has some positive benefits after a relationship break up but is detrimental in the long term.
• D) Young people who live alone report feeling happy and free to pursue their interests,but old people living alone did not report these experiences.

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Definitions:

Higher-Order Conditioning

A process in behavioral psychology where a stimulus that initially has no significance comes to elicit a response after being associated with a stimulus that already elicits that response.

Stimulus Generalization

The tendency for the conditioned response to be elicited by stimuli that are similar but not identical to the conditioned stimulus.

Auditory Stimulation

The process of using sound to evoke a response in the auditory system.

Tactile Stimulation

The process of stimulating the sense of touch, often used in therapy and child development to promote sensory integration and emotional well-being.