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181. According to Psychologist Paul Baltes’ model, _________involves pursuing goals effectively, such as by practicing harder or finding a skilled mentor. a. selectivity b. optimization c. actualization d. compensation 182. Barry, an older engineer, always works on the most difficult tasks early in the morning before the other employees get to work so he can expend the extra effort needed without being interrupted. According to Psychologist Paul Baltes’ model, Barry is using _________to adjust to aging. a. selectivity b. optimization c. actualization d. compensation 183. Sydney, a 51-year-old college professor, was feeling “outdated” by some of the new technology available for use in her classroom. Although she had attended the workshops provided by the university, Sydney did not feel competent to use this new technology. So, she asked one of the computer instructors and her own college-age sons to help her. She worked diligently with the programs, and now uses the technology as well or better than some of the younger professors. According to Psychologist Paul Baltes, Sydney is using _______ to adjust to aging. a. actualization b. congruence c. compensation d. optimization 184. According to Psychologist Paul Baltes’ model, _________involves developing different methods or strategies when the usual methods stop working. a. selectivity b. optimization c. actualization d. compensation 185. Jacob is a 58-year-old college professor, who is having more trouble remembering students’ names. So, he puts a picture of them on his seating chart. He also writes himself notes, regarding each student, which he refers to before having a conference with them. According to Psychologist Paul Baltes, Jacob is using _______ to adjust to aging. a. selectivity b. actualization c. compensation d. optimization 186. _________ intelligence is most important in adulthood because the problems adults solve often involve complicated interpersonal matters, such as what to do after you mistakenly make two appointments for the same time. a. Practical b. Analytical c. Fluid d. Experiential 187. Performance on tasks involving real-life situations, such as how to find out why you were passed over for a promotion, a. improves until middle-age and then declines. b. improves from the 20s to the 70s. c. declines steadily from the 30s on. d. is better for middle-aged adults and poorer for young and older adults. 188. Which of the following adults provide the safest and most effective solutions to unusual problems, such as what to do if you are stranded on a highway during a blizzard? a. young adults b. middle-aged adults c. older adults d. young and middle-aged adults 189. Psychologist Robert Sternberg believes that _________ involves some cognitive components, such as understanding the limits of one’s knowledge, and some components related to personality traits or motives, such as being tolerant of ambiguity in life. a. wisdom b. pragmatism c. creativity d. intelligence 190. Psychologist Robert Sternberg believes that wisdom involves a. some components related to personality traits or motives. b. understanding the limits of one’s knowledge. c. being tolerant of the ambiguity in life. d. all of these.