Author Question: An 82-year-old woman decides she is not able to safely drive on the highways anymore. She decides ... (Read 74 times)

joblessjake · **on:** Aug 23, 2018

An 82-year-old woman decides she is not able to safely drive on the highways anymore. She decides highway driving is not necessary because she can get to most locations by taking smaller back roads.

According to Heckhausen, Wrosch, and Schulz, this is an example of
a. primary control. b. secondary control.
c. possible selves. d. problem-focused coping mechanisms.

Question 2

The theory of personal control developed by Heckhausen, Wrosch, and Schulz proposes that as people get older, they are more likely to exert control in their lives by using

a. primary control strategies in which they change their environment.
b. secondary control strategies in which they change their goals.
c. possible selves in which they try to remember their past behaviors.
d. problem-focused coping mechanisms.