Beverly doesn't spend as much time with her old coworkers or her book club, but she is spending more time with her grandchildren. She has dinner at her daughter's house twice a week and enjoys picking her grandchildren up from school on Wednesdays. What theory of social interaction and elders' psychological functioning is she demonstrating?
A. activity theory
B. continuity theory
C. disengagement theory
D. socioemotional selectivity theory
Answer: D
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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