In a Study Described in Your Textbook (Shiota & Levenson

In a study described in your textbook (Shiota & Levenson, 2009) , young, middle-age, and older adults watched sad and disgusting video clips. Some participants were asked to think about the films in unemotional ways (detached reappraisal) , and others to think about positive aspects and implications of the films (positive reappraisal) . Which of the following best summarizes the study's results?

A) Older adults were generally better at regulating their emotions than young and middle-age adults.
B) Older adults were generally worse at regulating their emotions than young and middle-age adults.
C) Older adults were best at implementing positive reappraisal, whereas young adults were best at implementing detached reappraisal.
D) Young adults were best at implementing detached reappraisal, whereas older adults were best at implementing positive reappraisal.