Studies of Shifting Patterns in Age, Income, Education, Race, and Other

question 104

Multiple Choice

Studies of shifting patterns in age, income, education, race, and other population characteristics are the subject of ________.

• A)psychographics
• B)demographics
• C)sociographics
• D)paleontology

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Definitions:

Behavioral Motivation

The drive behind actions, often analyzed in terms of desires, needs, and rewards, within the context of behaviorism.

Evolutionary Psychologists

Researchers who study the role of evolutionary processes in shaping human psychology and behavior.

Evolutionary Psychology

A theoretical approach in psychology that attempts to explain mental and psychological traits—such as memory, perception, or language—as adaptations, that is, as the functional products of natural selection.

Raising Children

The process of promoting and supporting the physical, emotional, social, and intellectual development of a child from infancy to adulthood.