According to Baltes, ________ Becomes Relevant When Life Tasks Require

question 21

Multiple Choice

According to Baltes, ________ becomes relevant when life tasks require a level of capacity beyond the current level of the older adult's performance potential.

• A) selection
• B) organization
• C) optimization
• D) compensation

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Definitions:

Human Laboratory Studies

Research experiments conducted in controlled environments on human subjects to study behavior, reactions, or biological processes.

Generalizability

The extent to which findings or conclusions from a study can be applied to broader contexts beyond the study settings or subjects.

Replication

The process of repeating a research study or experiment with the aim of finding out if the original findings can be reproduced and thus validated.

Double-Blind

A study or clinical trial design in which neither the participants nor the experimenters know who is receiving a particular treatment, to prevent bias.