Cohort effects represent
A) the influences that people in a social group (such as a fraternity or sorority) have on each others' behavior.
B) similarities in behavior among people born during a given period of time that differ from behaviors among people born at a different period of time.
C) changes in a phenomenon over time that are caused by natural aging or maturation processes.
D) average group differences in behavior; for example, on average men are more aggressive than women.

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Cohort effects refer to the similarities in behavior, beliefs, and attitudes among people who were born during a particular period of time. These similarities may differ from those of people born in other time periods due to unique historical, social, and cultural events that occurred during the cohort's formative years. For example, people who grew up during the Great Depression may exhibit different behaviors and attitudes toward money and possessions compared to those who grew up during the economic boom of the 1980s.

Cohort Effects Represent