Which of the Following BEST Explains Why Middle Adulthood Comes

question 8

Multiple Choice

Which of the following BEST explains why middle adulthood comes later and lasts longer now than in the early 1900s?

• A) People today have fewer children than people in the early 1900s.
• B) People today engage in less risky behavior than people in the early 1900s.
• C) People today have less anxiety in their lives than people in the early 1900s.
• D) People today have better health care and nutrition than people in the early 1900s.

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Definitions:

Emotional Experiences

The complex psychological state involving an individual's subjective feelings, physiological responses, and behavioral expressions in response to stimuli.

False Memory

An occurrence in psychology where an individual remembers an event that never took place or remembers it in a way that differs from its actual occurrence.

Autobiographical Events

Personal experiences and memories that form an individual's life story, including significant moments, facts, and feelings.

Hippocampus

A part of the brain involved in memory formation, organization, and storage.