Which Statement Is True About Psychological Well-Being in Midlife

question 47

Multiple Choice

Which statement is true about psychological well-being in midlife?

• A) High life adversity is strongly associated with favorable psychological well-being in middle adulthood.
• B) The role of marriage in mental health increases with age, becoming a powerful predictor by late midlife.
• C) While exercise is personally gratifying, the social side of going to the gym is linked to poorer mental health.
• D) As role involvement increases, both men and women report less positive emotion and environmental mastery.

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Definitions:

Knowledge Compilation

Knowledge Compilation is the process of integrating new information into existing cognitive schemas, making that information more accessible and usable for decision-making or problem-solving.

Procedural Knowledge

Knowledge of how to perform tasks or procedures, often acquired through practice and experience.

Generalization

The ability to apply learned behaviors or responses to new and similar situations.

Conditioned Response

A learned reaction to a specific stimulus through conditioning, which becomes automatic over time.