Consider the Following Path Diagram Representing a Model of Occupational

question 10

Multiple Choice

Consider the following path diagram representing a model of occupational prestige with path coefficients (standardized Beta slopes) estimated from the 2016 General Social Survey. Significance level: *** = p < .001.

-What is the direct effect of mother's education on respondent's educational attainment?

• A) Predicted education increases .266 year for every year increase in mother's education.
• B) Predicted education increases .266 year for every year increase in mother's education, controlling for father's education.
• C) Predicted education increases .266 standard deviation for every increase of one standard deviation in mother's education.
• D) Predicted education increases .266 standard deviation for every increase of one standard deviation in mother's education, controlling for father's education.

---

Definitions:

Philosophy

The study of fundamental questions about existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language.

Operant Conditioning

An approach to learning where behavioral potency is changed through the implementation of incentives or consequences.

Classical Conditioning

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

Contingency Management

A behavior modification technique that involves changing behavior by modifying the consequences, typically through rewards or punishments, that follow that behavior.