How Does Encapsulation Assist Older Thinkers

question 156

Multiple Choice

How does encapsulation assist older thinkers?

• A) It helps compensate for declining processes of thinking
• B) It increases the capacity of short-term memory
• C) It allows them to begin to deal with abstract ideas
• D) It increases convergent thinking while inhibiting divergent thinking

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Definitions:

Working Alone

The act of performing tasks or duties without the aid or presence of others.

Groupthink

A psychological phenomenon in which people strive for consensus within a group to the extent that they set aside their own personal beliefs or adopt the opinion of the rest of the group.

Impaired Decision Making

A reduction in the ability to make logical, considered decisions, potentially due to cognitive limitations, emotional factors, or neurological issues.

Harmony

a state of agreement, accord, or synchronization among components which often creates a pleasing or orderly whole.