According to socioemotional selectivity theory, people become more selective about their social relationships as they age because
A) they value their family members more than they value their friends.
B) the functions of social interactions change over the lifespan.
C) social relationships are not as gratifying as they once were.
D) they have fewer opportunities to build their social networks.
B
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a. You forget naked and the word or two that came after it b. You forget naked but remember the word or two that came after it. c. You remember naked and the word or two that came after it. d. You remember naked but forget the word or two that came after it.
For a within-subjects experiment, one advantage of a two-treatment design compared to a multiple-treatment design is that it is easier to counterbalance
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Infants seems to realize that objects cannot disappear at one place and then magically appear at another when they are as young as
a. 2 weeks old. c. 2.5 months old. b. 1 month old. d. 4 months old.
Two factors that universally interfere with family function in every nation are
ethnic differences and low income. low income and high conflict. high stress and high income. religious differences and low income.