Which of the Following Is an Example of a Folkway

question 62

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of a folkway?

• A) Laws in a country which make divorce permissible
• B) Societal taboos that prohibit murder, theft, and incest
• C) Religious doctrines that forbid the consumption of particular types of food
• D) Laws that prescribe punishments for different types of offenses
• E) Societal conventions that concern gender-appropriate clothing

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Definitions:

Knowledge Base

An individual’s mentally stored information. Adults generally have a larger base for most domains of knowledge than children do.

Cognitive Changes

Refers to alterations in mental processes such as perception, memory, and reasoning that occur over time due to aging, development, or neurological conditions.

Processing Speed

The rate at which an individual can perceive, understand, and respond to information or stimuli.

Rehearsal

A strategy for remembering that usually involves continuing to actively process to-be-remembered material, like repeating it to oneself.