In Terms of Assisting Each Other, American Children Provide More

question 47

Multiple Choice

In terms of assisting each other, American children provide more assistance when their parents reach late adulthood, __________.

• A)but the balance of financial assistance still flows from parents to children
• B)which results in children providing considerably more financial assistance to their parents than the parents do for their children
• C)but their parents generally resent financial support
• D)which puts a serious strain on the relationship when adult children must financially support their late-adulthood parents

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Definitions:

Modeling

A technique in behavioral psychology where individuals learn through observation and imitation of others.

Classical Conditioning

A learning procedure where two stimuli are constantly paired; initially, the second stimulus elicits a response which eventually is elicited by the first stimulus alone.

Vicarious Reinforcement

A process in behavioral psychology where individuals learn through the consequences of actions observed in others, rather than through direct experience.

Shaping

A method of operant conditioning by which successive approximations towards a desired behavior are reinforced.