The late-life positivity effect suggests that the elderly:
a) are happier because, with age, people have a bias to screen out negative events.
b) have poorer memories than the young.
c) are more unrealistic than the young.
d) are more impaired than the young.
Answer: a) are happier because, with age, people have a bias to screen out negative events.
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