The Total Fertility Rate Necessary to Keep the Population Constant

question 216

Multiple Choice

The total fertility rate necessary to keep the population constant is approximately equal to

• A)1.0.
• B)1.5.
• C)2.1.
• D)3.0.

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Definitions:

Parents

The caregivers of offspring in their own species; in humans, typically refers to a child's biological or adoptive mother and father.

Extinction

in psychology, refers to the gradual disappearance of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is no longer paired with the unconditioned stimulus.

Resistance To Extinction

The persistence of learned behavior or response even after the original stimulus (e.g., reinforcement) is no longer present.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a previously extinguished conditioned response after a period of time without exposure to the conditioned stimulus.