DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
ADULTHOOD PHYSICAL COGNITIVE AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
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The people who are able to adjust well to changing early life situations are also able to better adjust later in life.
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The elderly who had more positive perceptions about aging also lived longer.
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Confucian values of filial piety and the practice of ancestor worship, which are thought to promote positive views of aging and high esteem for older adults.
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Research has shown that concept formation, abstraction, and mental flexibility decline with age, especially after age 70 4, as older adults tend to think more concretely than younger adults.
Detailed explanation-2: -Filial piety is a Confucian concept derived from Chinese culture, which advocates a set of moral norms, values, and practices of respect and caring for one’s parents. According to the dual-factor model of filial piety, reciprocal and authoritarian filial piety are two dimensions of filial piety.
Detailed explanation-3: -The most important changes in cognition with normal aging are declines in performance on cognitive tasks that require one to quickly process or transform information to make a decision, including measures of speed of processing, working memory, and executive cognitive function.
Detailed explanation-4: -In the Early Buddhist Texts such as the Nikāyas and Āgamas, filial piety is prescribed and practiced in three ways: to repay the gratitude toward one’s parents; as a good karma or merit; and as a way to contribute to and sustain the social order.