Younger people have grown up with the use of computers, which is not true for older people today. Thus, the age difference between the groups may account for the finding that older people use computers less than younger people . This is an example of
A) an age effect
B) a cohort effect
C) a period effect
D) a large effect
E) no effect

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A cohort effect occurs when a group of people who were born and raised during a particular time period experience a common influence that sets them apart from people who were born and raised during different time periods. In this case, the cohort effect is that younger people have grown up with computers as a common influence, which sets them apart from older people who did not have computers as a common influence during their formative years.

Younger People Have Grown Up with the Use of Computers