Dana studies how individuals' choice of life goals change as the individual gets older, and how individuals maintain and enhance the goals that they select. Which model does Dana most likely support?
A) the social-cognitive model
B) the ecological model
C) the epigenetic model
D) the selective optimization with compensation model

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Dana's focus on how individuals select and maintain their life goals suggests that she would likely support the selective optimization with compensation model. This model proposes that individuals focus on a smaller number of goals as they age, and use selective optimization strategies to achieve these goals while compensating for declines in other areas of functioning.

Dana Studies How Individuals' Choice of Life Goals Change as the Individual