The thinking and attitudes of many who survived the Depression of the 1930s changed them for the rest of their lives. This would be an example of a __________.
A) cohort effect
B) cultural group
C) longitudinal group
D) cross-sequential group

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A cohort effect refers to the influence of a shared event or experience on a group of individuals who are then compared to another group that did not experience the event. The survivors of the Depression of the 1930s would be considered a cohort and the experience of living through the Depression would have shaped their attitudes and beliefs for the rest of their lives. The other answer choices do not accurately describe this scenario.

The Thinking and Attitudes of Many Who Survived the Depression