The Elderly Exhibit Traits of a Minority Group,including the Fact

question 4

Multiple Choice

The elderly exhibit traits of a minority group,including the fact that

• A)they are indistinguishable from the rest of the population.
• B)they are unlikely to be married to others of comparable age.
• C)membership in the group is involuntary.
• D)there is little solidarity among them as a group.

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Definitions:

Reciprocal Liking

Reciprocal liking refers to the phenomenon where individuals are more likely to feel attracted to and like someone who feels the same way towards them.

Self-Serving Bias

The common tendency to attribute one's successes to personal characteristics and failures to external factors.

Mere-Exposure Effect

A psychological phenomenon by which people tend to develop a preference for things simply because they are familiar with them.

External Attribution

The process of attributing one's own behavior or the behavior of others to external factors or situations.