Which of the Following Is Least Likely to Explain Why

question 73

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is least likely to explain why growing up in a single-parent home affects girls' sexual behavior more than boys' sexual behavior?

• A) Social influences on sexual behavior are weaker for girls than for boys, thereby leading to fewer restraints on girls' sexual activities.
• B) Single mothers may be dating, thereby inadvertently acting as role models of sexual activity for their adolescent daughters.
• C) Girls are more likely than boys to look outside the family for warmth and support.
• D) There may be a genetic link inherited from the girls' fathers that increases daughters' sexual behavior.

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Definitions:

Midpoint Method

A technique for calculating the percentage change in a variable, which averages the initial and final values to compute elasticity.

Price Elasticity

A measure of how responsive the quantity demanded of a good is to a change in its price, indicating how shifts in price can affect consumer demand and consumption.

Midpoint Method

A technique used in economics for calculating the percentage change between two values by dividing the change by the average of the initial and final values.

Price Elasticity

An indicator of the degree to which demand for a product fluctuates in response to its price variations, showcasing the product's price sensitivity.