A 70-year-old man defines middle age as 50 years of age. A 10-year-old child defines middle age as 35 years of age. Their estimates differ because of

a. selective attention.
b. perceptual constancy.
c. perceptual defense.
d. their frame of reference.

Ans: d. their frame of reference.

Psychology

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