Why Is It Difficult to Make General Statements About Cohabiting

question 60

Multiple Choice

Why is it difficult to make general statements about cohabiting couples?

• A)Sociologists have hardly ever studied cohabitors.
• B)Cohabitation includes a wide variety of relationships.
• C)The 2011 Census did not ask about cohabitation.
• D)Many cohabitors don't tell the truth in interviews.

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Definitions:

Observing Models

The process of learning behaviors, attitudes, and emotional reactions through watching others, especially influential or authority figures.

Consequences

The outcomes or effects that follow from an action, behavior, or decision, influencing future choices and behaviors.

Reinforced Behavior

Behavior that is strengthened and likely to be repeated due to the application of reinforcement.

Rewards

Benefits, physical or psychological, given in response to actions deemed desirable, which serve to reinforce those actions.