Which of the Following Statements About Retirement Is True

question 114

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about retirement is true?

• A) Men spend less time planning for retirement than women do.
• B) Older adults with a long work history adjust to retirement more easily than those who have been in the workforce for a shorter period of time.
• C) Higher levels of financial assets and job satisfaction were more strongly linked to men's higher psychological well-being in retirement.
• D) Preretirement social contacts were more strongly related to men's psychological well-being in retirement than women's.

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Definitions:

Parallel Processing

The ability of the brain to simultaneously process incoming stimuli of differing quality, a cornerstone of nearly all cognitive functions.

Dual-Processing System

The concept in psychology that suggests there are two different systems in the brain for processing information: one that is fast, automatic, and nonconscious, and another that is slower, more deliberate, and conscious.

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