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211. The amygdala, a part of the brain that processes emotional information, is _____active when older adults process emotionally negative pictures than when they process emotionally positive pictures, while younger adults show ______ regardless of the emotional content of the pictures. a. more; less activation b. more; similar activation patterns c. less; similar activation patterns d. less; more activation 212. Older adults tend to show a(n) _________ regarding their outlook on the past, which may be due to changes in how the amygdala reacts to emotional events. a. positivity bias b. negativity bias c. emotional coldness d. depressive moodiness 213. According to Laura Carstensen’s ___________older people attend to emotionally satisfying information more so than emotionally negative information, and they choose to spend time with people who matter the most to them. a. selective optimization with compensation theory b. socioemotional selectivity theory c. psychosocial compensation model of aging d. life structure-building model of aging 214. According to Laura Carstensen’s socioemotional selectivity theory, a critical difference between older and younger adults is a. wisdom. b. the emotional depth of their feelings. c. the time left in life. d. practical intelligence that they show. 215. According to Erik Erikson, the central issue of young adults is a. intimacy versus isolation. b. generativity versus self-absorption and stagnation. c. identity versus identity confusion. d. integrity versus despair. 216. Most of adult life is spent in the Erikson’s stage of _________, in which adults turn their attention to nurturing, teaching, and leading. a. intimacy versus isolation. b. generativity versus self-absorption and stagnation. c. identity versus identity confusion. d. integrity versus despair. 217. The critical developmental task of Erikson’s stage of generativity versus self-absorption and stagnation is  a. developing trust. b. feeling competent. c. caring. d. finding purpose. 218. The final stage of Erikson’s theory is _________ when retirement or other experiences prompt people to dwell on their own mortality.   a. intimacy versus isolation b. generativity versus self-absorption and stagnation c. identity versus identity confusion d. integrity versus despair 219. In Erikson’s stage of _______ , people review their lives and either feel satisfied with how they have lived or feel they have not lived life to the fullest.    a. intimacy versus isolation b. generativity versus self-absorption and stagnation c. identity versus identity confusion d. integrity versus despair 220. Successful resolution of Erikson’s stage of _________ hinges on people’s responses to all of the earlier seven stages.   a. intimacy versus isolation b. generativity versus self-absorption and stagnation c. identity versus identity confusion d. integrity versus despair