Identify a TRUE statement about the socioemotional selectivity theory.
A)Older adults are generally oriented toward information acquisition of information that will be useful to them in the future.
B)Older adults are generally oriented toward information that brings emotional satisfaction in the present.
C)Younger adults spend their time attending to positive information that fills their emotional needs today.
D)Younger adults spend their time attending to information that is likely to bring them emotional satisfaction in their daily life.

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The socioemotional selectivity theory suggests that as people age, they become more focused on information that brings emotional satisfaction in the present, rather than information that may be useful to them in the future. Therefore, option B is the True statement. Options A, C, and D are not accurate descriptions of the theory.

Identify a TRUE Statement About the Socioemotional Selectivity Theory