According to the Text, Midlife Crises Are More Likely to Occur

question 21

Multiple Choice

According to the text, midlife crises are more likely to occur among:

• A) very poor men, since they must continue to work for the longest period of the lifespan
• B) very poor women, since they have always worked to support their families
• C) middle-income men and women, since they have a realistic view of their lives
• D) affluent men and women, since they can delude themselves about the burdens of life

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Definitions:

Milgram Experiment

A psychological experiment conducted by Stanley Milgram in the 1960s to study obedience to authority, where participants were instructed to administer electric shocks to another person.

Stanford University Prison Experiment

A psychological study conducted by Philip Zimbardo in 1971 at Stanford University, where students were assigned roles of prisoners and guards to explore the effects of perceived power.

Generalization

Drawing a conclusion about a certain characteristic of a population based on a sample from it.

Logical Support

The provision of reasons or evidence to justify a claim or argument.