According to the Textbook, All of the Following Are Reasons

question 25

Multiple Choice

According to the textbook, all of the following are reasons that adolescents' ambitions are consistent with the socioeconomic status of those around them, except:

• A) occupational attainment depends strongly on educational attainment and educational attainment is greatly influenced by socioeconomic status.
• B) middle-class parents are more likely to raise their children in ways that foster the development of strong achievement orientation and career exploration.
• C) parents, siblings, and other important sources of influence serve as models for adolescents' occupational choices.
• D) many employers won't hire people from certain SES groups.

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Definitions:

Joint Probability Distribution

A statistical measure that gives the probability of two events occurring together and at the same point in time.

Discrete Random Variables

Variables that assume a finite or countably infinite set of values, each with a certain probability.

P(X = x, Y = y)

The joint probability of two discrete random variables X and Y taking on specific values x and y, respectively.

Uniform Distribution

A type of probability distribution where all outcomes are equally likely to occur within a defined range.