Which Group Today Is Most Likely to Believe That the Main

question 16

Multiple Choice

Which group today is most likely to believe that the main purpose of marriage is "to bear and raise children" instead of "for mutual benefit and fulfillment"?

• A)Blacks
• B)Hispanics
• C)persons age 30-49
• D)all adults
• E)persons age 65 and older

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Definitions:

Base-Rate Effect

A cognitive error whereby people judge the likelihood of an event by intuitive examples rather than by statistical evidence.

Availability Heuristic

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Related Concepts

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High Level Concepts

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