The Observation That Older Adults Often Become Nostalgic for the "Good

question 17

Multiple Choice

The observation that older adults often become nostalgic for the "good old days" reflects the self-image hypothesis, which states that

• A) life in a society gets more complicated and difficult as generations pass.
• B) memory for life events is enhanced during the time we assume our life identities.
• C) people tend to remember more of the positive events in their lives than negative ones.
• D) our memories change as we live longer and have more "lifetime periods" to draw events from.

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