A Possible Rational Reason Why Older People, on Average, Show

question 264

Multiple Choice

A possible rational reason why older people, on average, show less interest in learning how to use new technologies is because

• A) older people are not as smart as (today's) young people.
• B) they are acting irrationally.
• C) they have fewer years to gain a return from learning how to use new technologies.
• D) the financial cost for older people is greater than the cost to younger people.

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Gibbons V. Ogden

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