Which of the Following Is a Trend That Depicts the Increasingly

question 33

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a trend that depicts the increasingly nontraditional nature of today's Canadian family?

• A) Working women are making up a smaller percentage of the workforce.
• B) There are more families without children than with children.
• C) Dual-income families are declining in number.
• D) Stay-at-home dads are declining in number.
• E) There is a declining reliance on convenience foods and services.

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Definitions:

Mirror Neurons

Specialized neurons that fire both when an individual acts and when the individual observes the same action performed by another. This mirroring process is thought to be essential for understanding others' actions and intentions.

Frontal Lobes

The part of the brain located at the front of each cerebral hemisphere, responsible for decision making, problem solving, and controlling behavior and emotions.

Motor Cortex

A region of the cerebral cortex involved in the planning, control, and execution of voluntary movements.

Vicarious Conditioning

A form of learning in which the learner acquires a conditioned response merely by observing another participant being conditioned.