Imagine That You Are a Senior in College with One

question 47

Multiple Choice

Imagine that you are a senior in college with one semester to go before graduation. You do not have a job yet, but you are looking for one. You have a good relationship with your parents, are married, but do not have children. Which of the following is one of your reference groups?

• A) current high-school students
• B) new parents
• C) recent college graduates
• D) business professionals

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Definitions:

Temporal Contiguity

The idea that events experienced close together in time are readily associated with each other.

Premack Principle

A psychological principle suggesting that more probable behaviors will reinforce less probable behaviors.

Law Of Effect

A principle in psychology stating that behaviors followed by pleasant consequences are likely to be repeated, while those followed by unpleasant consequences are less likely to be repeated.

Reinforcement

A stimulus or event that follows a response and increases the likelihood of that response being repeated.