An Aging Boxer Realizes That While He Can Still Please

question 69

Multiple Choice

An aging boxer realizes that while he can still please his fans by winning matches, he can no longer do it with the flair and flourish he once did. He therefore lowers his expectations to meet his declining performance. His actions are best described by which model?

• A) stability model
• B) irreversible decrement model
• C) decrement with compensation model
• D) process model
• E) typological model

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