Which of the Following Would Serve as the Least Useful

question 72

Multiple Choice

Which of the following would serve as the least useful way to resolve the generativity versus stagnation stage of middle adulthood?

• A) engaging in community volunteer work
• B) raising one's own children
• C) choosing to live a solitary life of introspection
• D) being a mentor to a work colleague

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Definitions:

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency to overestimate the influence of personality and underestimate the impact of situational factors on other people's behavior.

False Consensus Effect

The tendency for people to overestimate the extent to which their beliefs, opinions, preferences, values, and habits are normal and typical of those of others.

Counterfactual Thinking

The human tendency to create possible alternatives to life events that have already occurred, something akin to imagining "what might have been."

Availability Heuristic

A cognitive bias wherein individuals judge the probability of events based on how easily examples come to mind.