A Nursing Home Director in Connecticut Cooperated with Researchers Ellen

Multiple Choice

A nursing home director in Connecticut cooperated with researchers Ellen Langer and Judith Rodin (1976) and gave some residents a speech that included such statements as "...You have the responsibility of caring for yourselves,of deciding whether or not you want to make this a home..." and "You should be deciding how you want your rooms to be arranged...how you want to spend your time..." and "If you are unsatisfied with anything here,you have the influence to change it...." Contents of this speech were designed to

A) improve residents' moods.
B) boost feelings of control.
C) deal with a staff shortage.
D) reduce stressors.
E) keep residents active.