An 82-year-old woman decides she is not able to program phone numbers into a smartphone. She decides smartphones are not necessary because she can stay at home and make phone calls using her home phone. According to Heckhausen, Wrosch, and Schulz, this is an example of

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This is an example of secondary control, which involves adapting to situations that cannot be changed rather than trying to change them. The woman cannot change her inability to program phone numbers into a smartphone, so she is adapting by relying on her home phone instead.

An 82-Year-Old Woman Decides She Is Not Able to Program