According to socioemotional selectivity theory __________

a. people experience more negative emotions as they get older
b. shrinking social networks in adulthood are by choice
c. the elderly tend to withdraw from society due to increased rates of depression in late adulthood
d. the older we get, the more important it becomes to acquire knowledge and become less emotional


Answer: B

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