Mr. Zietz, a retired drama teacher, spends a lot of his time volunteering at a local community theater. He also enjoys weekend t
rips to see plays with his former colleagues. Mr. Zietz's activities are consistent with __________ theory. A) disengagementB) activityC) continuityD) socioemotional selectivity
Socioemotional selectivity theory is a lifespan theory of motivation which states that, as time horizons grow shorter, people's goals shift such that those with more time prioritize future-oriented goals and those with less time prioritize present-oriented goals.
Mr. Zietz retirement has driven him to prioritize present-oriented goals.
The continuity theory of aging according to George Maddox states that as middle and older adults age, they will preserve and maintain existing patterns or activities by using familiar knowledge to make adaptive choices in their life,
for example even though Mr Zietz is a retired drama teacher, he still spends a lot of his time volunteering at a local community theater and also enjoys weekend trips to see plays with his former colleagues. Mr. Zietz's activities are consistent with the Continuity theory of aging.
Chunking could be described as when an individual breaks a whole lump of information into bits to be able to memorize them. The individual takes the information gradually from smaller groups to larger groups until they are being stored up in their memory. An example is storing phone numbers or bank accounts.
Endogamy is a marital process in which the grooms and brides only limited from within local community or tribe. This marital method is deemed to be out-of-date and only carried out in the past to maintain the 'bloodline' of a specific tribe or clan.
