Compared to younger people, older people:
A) are better at shutting out upsetting stimuli.
B) have trouble regulating their emotions.
C) focus on sad events instead of happy events.
D) perform poorly at emotion management tasks.

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Research suggests that as people age, they become better at regulating their emotions and are able to selectively focus on positive information while minimizing the impact of negative information. This is known as "socioemotional selectivity theory." Therefore, option A is the correct choice.

Compared to Younger People, Older People