According to Paul Baltes and His Colleagues, Which of the Following

question 28

Multiple Choice

According to Paul Baltes and his colleagues, which of the following is an effective optimization strategy?

• A) To reach a particular goal, you may need to abandon other goals.
• B) Persevere and keep trying until you reach your goal.
• C) When things do not go as well as in the past, keep trying other ways until you can achieve results that are similar to what you accomplished earlier in your life.
• D) Think about what you want in life and commit yourself to one or two major goals.

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Definitions:

Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

A belief or expectation that an individual holds about a future event that manifests because the individual holds it.

Self-Disclosure

The act of revealing personal, private information about oneself to others, facilitating intimacy and trust in relationships.

Social Scripts

Culturally provided mental instructions for how to act in various social situations, guiding behavior in recognizable routines.

Violent Behaviors

Activities that employ bodily force with the purpose of damaging, injuring, or ending the life of an individual or destroying an object.