What is the name of Carstensen’s theory which says that older adults focus less on negative emotions, engage more deeply with emotional content, and savor the positive in life?
A. the emotional intelligence theory
B. the emotional process-approach theory
C. the socioemotional selectivity theory
D. the life-space emotional theory
Ans: C
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