Which Older Adult Is More Likely to Be Involved with Friends

question 12

Multiple Choice

Which older adult is more likely to be involved with friends?

• A) Bob, who is a married male
• B) Sandy, who is a widow
• C) Ellen, who is a married female
• D) Beth, who is a female who never married

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Definitions:

Learning Perspective

A psychological approach focusing on how environmental interactions and experiences contribute to an individual's knowledge, skills, and behaviors.

Situational Attribution

An assumption that a person’s behavior is determined by external circumstances such as the social pressure found in a situation.

Foot-In-The-Door Technique

A method for inducing compliance in which a small request is followed by a larger request.

Social Loafing

The phenomenon where individuals exert less effort to achieve a goal when they work in a group than when they work alone.