Chen Is Approaching 70 Years of Age

question 17

Multiple Choice

Chen is approaching 70 years of age. Rather than taking on a full range of expected roles for an older woman, she takes on just the activities that suit her preferences and those activities she has always enjoyed. If this choice is associated with enhanced mental and physical health for Chen, this would be evidence supportive of the:

• A) socioemotional selectivity theory
• B) continuity theory
• C) conflict theory
• D) activity theory

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