Today in Most Industrialized Nations, as a Consequence of Falling

question 65

Multiple Choice

Today in most industrialized nations, as a consequence of falling birth and death rates, the absolute number of older people has increased substantially. This is an example of ________ change.

• A)sociocultural
• B)economic
• C)political
• D)demographic

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Definitions:

Unconditioned Response

An innate, automatic response to a stimulus that happens spontaneously, without the need for prior learning or conditioning.

Generalization

The process of applying the response to one stimulus to a different but similar stimulus, often used in learning and behavioral psychology.

Mixed Emotional Reactions

Mixed Emotional Reactions are complex responses that involve experiencing more than one emotion at the same time, often felt during emotionally complex situations.

Classical Conditioning

The training protocol where two stimuli are systematically paired; what starts as a response to the second stimulus ends up as a response to the first stimulus alone.