Compared to a 20-Year-Old, Socioemotional Selectivity Predicts an 80-Year-Old Would

question 132

Multiple Choice

Compared to a 20-year-old, socioemotional selectivity predicts an 80-year-old would:

• A) use social media far less frequently.
• B) use social media to keep in touch with family.
• C) dislike social media.
• D) prefer social media to talking one to one.

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Definitions:

Analogue Study

Research method in which participants are exposed to conditions that simulate real-life situations to examine psychological processes.

Nonhumans

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Metaphors

A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.

Quasi-experimental Design

A research strategy that attempts to establish cause-effect relationships among the variables involved but does not fully meet the criteria for controlled experiments, often lacking random assignment.