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Garrulous

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Which of the following is true regarding marital status among elderly people?
 
  A) Among the young-old, married women outnumber married men, but the reverse is true among the old-old.
  B) There are equal numbers of married men and married women among the young-old and the old-old.
  C) Married men outnumber married women, but the gap narrows as they age from being young-old to being old-old.
  D) Married men outnumber married women, and the gap widens as they age from being young-old to being old-old.

Question 2

At the retirement community, almost everyone signed up for art and cooking classes, lectures, concerts, and bus trips to the local casino. One exception was Herbert. When asked about it, he said, I just want to spend as much time as I can doing the one thing I enjoy the most, playing golf. Herbert's reasoning exemplifies which process of developmental regulation?
 
  A) Compensation
  B) Generativity
  C) Optimization
  D) Selection



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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

D



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