While driving, a 75-year-old woman and her 20-year-old grandchild witness a terrible car crash. Socioemotional selectivity theory would predict that:
a) both adults will quickly get over the distressing images.
b) the 20-year-old will be better at emotionally blocking out the distressing images.
c) both adults will have regular flashbacks of the distressing images.
d) the 75-year-old will be better at blocking out the distressing images.
Answer: d) the 75-year-old will be better at blocking out the distressing images.
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