Why Is It NOT Surprising That Men Make Up the Minority

question 167

Multiple Choice

Why is it NOT surprising that men make up the minority of college graduates?

• A) Because of discrimination against women, men are able to get good jobs with only a high school degree.
• B) Men are smarter than women and they do not need a higher education to be attractive to employers.
• C) Given their greater physical strength, many men accept high-paying but physically demanding jobs instead of going to college.
• D) Many men decide to pursue jobs in professional sports and this significantly reduces the number of males who go to college.

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Definitions:

Lever Press

A method used in experimental psychology to measure an animal's behavior, particularly in operant conditioning, by recording the frequency of lever pressing by the subject.

Behaviorism

A theory in psychology that emphasizes the study of observable behaviors over internal phenomena such as thoughts and feelings.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process in which an innate response to a potent stimulus becomes triggered by a previously neutral stimulus after repeated association.

Operant Conditioning

A learning method that occurs through rewards and punishments for behavior, encouraging the occurrence of desired behaviors.