Question

Your grandparents are increasingly focused on things that have emotional meaning for them and have begun spending more time with a smaller circle of friends. These developments are most consistent with:

a. Erikson's stage theory.
b. Carstensen's socioemotional selectivity theory.
c. Piaget's stages of development.
d. Freud's psychodynamic theory.

Answer 1

b. Carstensen's socioemotional selectivity theory.

Step-by-step explanation:

According to Carstensen's socioemotional selectivity theory, individuals' perceptions of the future are limited and open-ended which determine their goals and preferences in life.

If grandparents have started focusing on things that have emotional meaning for them like spending more time with friends then these developments are more consistent with Carstensen's socioemotional selectivity theory.