In the Elder-Liker Longitudinal Study of Those Who Lived During

question 55

Multiple Choice

In the Elder-Liker longitudinal study of those who lived during the Great Depression,

• A) those who lost everything during the Depression were happy in old age.
• B) middle-class women who struggled successfully during the Depression were more able to cope with old age.
• C) the wealthy who did not struggle during the Depression were happier in old age.
• D) the Depression took its toll on all social classes and reduced their long term effectiveness in coping with life.

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Definitions:

Generalization

The process of drawing a broad conclusion based on specific instances, applying a rule or observation to similar situations.

Partial Reinforcement

A learning condition in which only some of the organism’s responses are reinforced.

Stimulus Generalization

The psychological phenomenon where a learned response to a specific stimulus is evoked by similar stimuli, indicating a broadening of the response criterion.

VR 10 Schedule

A type of variable ratio reinforcement schedule used in behavioral psychology where a response is reinforced after an unpredictable number of responses, averaging to ten.