In a Study Described in Your Textbook (Shiota & Levenson

question 32

Multiple Choice

In a study described in your textbook (Shiota & Levenson, 2009) , young, middle-age, and older adults watched sad and disgusting video clips. Some participants were asked to think about the films in unemotional ways (detached reappraisal) , and others to think about positive aspects and implications of the films (positive reappraisal) . Which of the following best summarizes the study's results?

• A) Older adults were generally better at regulating their emotions than young and middle-age adults.
• B) Older adults were generally worse at regulating their emotions than young and middle-age adults.
• C) Older adults were best at implementing positive reappraisal, whereas young adults were best at implementing detached reappraisal.
• D) Young adults were best at implementing detached reappraisal, whereas older adults were best at implementing positive reappraisal.

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