What Is the Primary Function of the AARP

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Multiple Choice

What is the primary function of the AARP?

• A) to push for equal pay for women
• B) to urge women to pursue careers in technology
• C) to lobby on behalf of the interests of older Americans
• D) to advocate for African American applicants to colleges

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Definitions:

Evolutionary Perspective

An approach in psychology that explains mental and psychological traits—such as memory, perception, or language—as adaptations, i.e., as the functional products of natural selection.

Inferential Heuristics

Mental shortcuts that allow individuals to make judgments and solve problems quickly but can sometimes lead to errors in reasoning.

Conjunction Fallacy

A logical error where individuals mistakenly believe that specific conditions are more probable than a single general one.

Base Rates

The basic rate or frequency at which an event occurs within a given population under general conditions.