Which of the Following Is Not a Contributing Factor to Delay

question 27

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a contributing factor to delay in the stages of the family life cycle?

• A) The process of becoming an adult is more gradual.
• B) Families are overburdened by giving support to young adult children.
• C) There is a mismatch between making the transition to adulthood and the existing institutional supports from establishments such as universities and community colleges.
• D) Fewer young adults are joining the military.

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Definitions:

Spontaneous Recovery

A phenomenon in learning and conditioning where previously extinguished responses reappear after a pause, without further conditioning.

Extinction

In psychology, the gradual weakening of a conditioned response that results in the behavior decreasing or disappearing.

Conditioned Purring Response

A learned response where a cat purrs following specific stimuli as a result of conditioning.

Spontaneous Recovery

After a pause in exposure to the conditioned stimulus, a once suppressed conditioned response emerges again.