Longitudinal and Cross-Sectional Studies Suggest That as People Move from Young

question 25

Multiple Choice

Longitudinal and cross-sectional studies suggest that as people move from young adulthood through midlife and early old age, their scores on measures of positive emotion tend to

• A) Increase
• B) Decrease
• C) Remain stable
• D) Decrease until age 40 and then increase substantially

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