Socioemotional selectivity theory provides an explanation for
a. older people's positivity bias.
b. older people's greater vulnerability to stereotype threats involving memory.
c. the Flynn effect.
d. the contextual perspective.
A
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a. irrational; accepting any offer b. irrational; accepting only high offers c. rational; accepting any offer d. rational; accepting only high offers
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a. vicarious desensitization. b. EMDR. c. transference. d. rational-emotive behavior therapy.
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