How Do Demographers Think the World Population Will Be Best

question 47

Multiple Choice

How do demographers think the world population will be best described in 2050?

• A) Just under 10 billion
• B) About the same as today because of lower birth rates
• C) Over 12 billion

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Definitions:

Discrimination

In psychology, the ability to distinguish between different stimuli and respond appropriately according to their differences.

Modeling Effect

Learning a new behavior from a model through the acquisition of new responses.

Disinhibitory Effect

Describes the phenomenon where observing a model being rewarded for a prohibited or inhibited behavior increases the likelihood of the observer engaging in that behavior.

Classical Conditioning

A habituation procedure where two stimuli are paired frequently, and a reaction that initially occurs because of the second stimulus subsequently occurs due to the first stimulus exclusively.