Regarding the Effects of Poverty, Which of the Following Statements

question 140

Multiple Choice

Regarding the effects of poverty, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

• A)One in seven American families live below the poverty line.
• B)Adults who grew up in poverty often remain trapped in a vicious cycle of continued poverty.
• C)The stresses of poverty can lead to marriage problems, less positive parenting, and poorer parent-child relationships.
• D)All of these statements are true.

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Definitions:

Modeling

A learning process where individuals imitate or adopt behaviors, attitudes, or skills by observing others.

Classical Conditioning

A method of learning where a response initially triggered by a second stimulus is ultimately triggered by the first stimulus alone, due to the consistent pairing of the two stimuli.

Modeling

A psychological process in which individuals learn by observing and imitating the behaviors of others.

Shaping

A process in behavioral psychology where successive approximations of a desired behavior are reinforced until the exact behavior is achieved.