Which of the Following Is True

question 237

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true?

• A) The proportion of college degrees earned by women has been virtually unchanged during the last four decades.
• B) There was a substantial increase in the earnings of women relative to men in the 1960s and 1970s following the passage of legislation prohibiting employment discrimination against women.
• C) The number of women preparing for careers as professionals has declined during the last two decades.
• D) In 2010, 57 percent of those completing college degrees were women.

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Definitions:

Transitional Thinking

Involves adapting one's mindset and approach in response to changing circumstances or moving from one phase of life to another.

Self-Serving Bias

The common tendency to attribute our successes to personal characteristics and our failures to external factors.

Total Egocentrism

A cognitive state where an individual is unable to differentiate between their own perspective and that of others, typically seen in early childhood development.

Types of Memory

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