Rodney Wears Reading Glasses,uses an Ergonomically Designed Chair When He

question 42

Multiple Choice

Rodney wears reading glasses,uses an ergonomically designed chair when he works at the computer,and exercises regularly to offset the effects of aging.He is also taking two courses at the local community college just for the sake of learning.What principle is at work here?

• A)Denial of primary aging
• B)Optimization of secondary aging compensation
• C)Optimization without compensation
• D)Selective optimization with compensation

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Definitions:

Foot-In-The-Door Study

Psychological experiments demonstrating that agreeing to a small request increases the likelihood of agreeing to a larger request later on.

Compliance

The act of conforming to or following the rules, requests, or orders of others, often to gain approval or avoid conflict.

Scarcity

The economic principle that describes the limited availability of resources compared to the theoretically limitless wants and needs of individuals.

Dissonance

A state of mental conflict or inconsistency, often used to describe the tension arising from holding contradictory beliefs or attitudes.