According to Statistics Cited in the Text, Today in the United

question 87

Multiple Choice

According to statistics cited in the text, today in the United States about what percent of children under the age of 18 live in single-parent homes?

• A) 33%
• B) 50%
• C) 67%
• D) 80%

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Definitions:

Behavioral Economics

A field of economics that studies how psychological, social, cognitive, and emotional factors affect the economic decisions of individuals and institutions and the consequences for market prices, returns, and resource allocation.

Availability Heuristic

An intellectual simplification employed when the examples readily thought of are used to assess a particular matter, notion, method, or judgement.

Time Inconsistency

is a situation where a person's preferences change over time, such that what they choose today may differ from what they will choose in the future, often leading to decision-making challenges.

Present

The current moment or period in time.