Seventy-year-old Ace decides that he cannot remain effective at all types of gambling so he decides ...

Seventy-year-old Ace decides that he cannot remain effective at all types of gambling so he decides to focus only on blackjack, with the hopes that this narrow focus will allow him to perform better in this one area. According to the SOC approach, the decision to abandon other forms of gambling represents
 
  a. selection.
  b. optimization.
  c. compensation.
  d. plasticity.

Question 2

Aunts and uncles who know and support you across your lifetime are best classified as part of your social
 
  a. convoy.
  b. clique.
  c. crowd.
  d. chumship.

Question 3

On an everyday problem such as what to do if you cannot pay your electric bill, _____ tend to out-perform other groups.
 
  a. teenagers
  b. young adults
  c. middle-aged adults
  d. elderly adults

Question 4

The array of significant individuals who serve as sources of social support is called the social
 
  a. convoy.
  b. status.
  c. situation.
  d. cognition.