Research on the Relationship Between Chronological Age and How Old

question 43

Multiple Choice

Research on the relationship between chronological age and how old a person feels has found that young adults feel ______,and older adults feel ________.

• A)older than they are; just about their own age
• B)just about their own age; younger than they are
• C)younger than they are; older than they are
• D)older than they are; younger than they are

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Definitions:

Preoperational

The Preoperational stage is the second stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development, occurring from ages 2 to 7, where children begin to engage in symbolic play but lack the ability to perform operations or see things from the perspective of others.

Words

Symbols or combinations of letters that represent or convey meaning in spoken or written language.

Actions

The process or act of doing something, typically to achieve an aim or to navigate in one's environment.

Sensorimotor

Pertaining to the processing of sensory information to produce motor activity; often related to developmental stages in infants.