Social Scientists Use the Mean Age and the Newborn Dependency

question 78

True/False

Social scientists use the mean age and the newborn dependency ratio to assess a population's age.

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Definitions:

Explicit Memory

Memory in which there is conscious recall of facts and events.

Episodic Memory

A subtype of long-term memory that involves the recollection of specific events, situations, and experiences, including their contexts and associated emotions.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired; a response that is initially elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.

Priming

The process through which a detector or portion of the nervous system is prepared for an upcoming input, making it easier for the participant to recognize that input.