A Demographer Posits That Although Birth Rates in Developing Countries

question 58

Multiple Choice

A demographer posits that although birth rates in developing countries are alarmingly high, there will be a dramatic shift to lower birth and death rates in the coming decades as these countries modernize. What concept is used to describe his predictions?

• A) fertility conversion
• B) demographic transition
• C) declining demographics
• D) population inversion

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Definitions:

Psychodynamic

An approach in psychology which emphasizes systematic study of the psychological forces that underlie human behavior, feelings, and emotions and how they might relate to early experience.

Cognitive-Behavioral

Pertaining to a therapy approach that combines cognitive and behavioral techniques to change negative patterns of thinking and behavior.

Behavioral

Relating to or concerning the actions or reactions of a person in response to external or internal stimuli.

Existential

Pertaining to existence, particularly human existence and its inherent concerns, conditions, or philosophy.