Merlin and Kay Are Both 69 Years Old and Married

question 33

Multiple Choice

Merlin and Kay are both 69 years old and married. Compared with Karin and Rick, who are 37 years old and married, Merlin and Kay probably experience which of the following?

• A) a reduced potential for conflict
• B) a lower potential for pleasure
• C) a greater difference from one another in terms of health
• D) more gender differences in terms of sources of pleasure

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Definitions:

Interest Groups

Organizations formed to promote the shared interests of their members, often by influencing public policy and legislation.

Strong Preferences

Intensely favorable biases or priorities individuals or groups hold for certain options or actions over others.

Paradox Of Voting

A situation in rational-choice theory where individual votes have little impact on the outcome, yet people still participate in elections.

Median-Voter Model

A political theory suggesting that the outcome of majority rule voting systems will represent the preferences of the median voter.