An 82-year-old woman decides she is not able to program phone numbers into a smartphone. She decides smartphones are not necessary because she can stay at home and make phone calls using her home phone. According to Heckhausen, Wrosch, and Schulz, this is an example of

A. primary control.
B. secondary control.
C. possible selves.
D. problem-focused coping mechanisms.


Answer: B

Sociology

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a. Charles H. Cooley b. George H. Mead c. C. Wright Mills d. Talcott Parsons

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What will be an ideal response?

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