Which of the Following Is LEAST Likely to Be a Reason

question 60

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is LEAST likely to be a reason for the poverty of children in the U.S.?

• A) increased costs of medical care for the elderly
• B) parents' unemployment
• C) parents' underemployment
• D) the increasing number of female-headed families

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Definitions:

Self-Enhancement Motive

The desire to learn favorable or flattering things about the self.

Appraisal Motive

The simple desire to learn the truth about oneself, whatever it is

Automatic Egotism

Response by the automatic system that “everything good is me, and everything bad is not me”

Duplex Mind

The concept that the human mind operates on two levels: a conscious, rational level and an unconscious, automatic level, affecting human behavior and cognition.