Which of the Following Groups Are Overrepresented Among Those with Low

question 25

Multiple Choice

Which of the following groups are overrepresented among those with low incomes?

• A) youthful inexperienced workers
• B) college students working on graduate degrees
• C) single-parent families
• D) all of the above

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Definitions:

Behavior Modification

A therapy approach aimed at changing undesirable behaviors through reinforcement or punishment.

Stimulus Discrimination

The ability to distinguish between different stimuli, responding only to the specific stimulus conditioned.

Extinction

In behavioral psychology, the process by which a conditioned response decreases in frequency and eventually disappears, often due to the conditioned stimulus being presented repeatedly without the unconditioned stimulus.

Higher-Order Conditioning

A process in classical conditioning in which a conditioned stimulus is paired with a new neutral stimulus, creating a second (often weaker) conditioned response.