Multiple Choice
Early studies claimed that people were likely to die after retirement. If social gerontologists had stopped studying retirement after this knowledge had been acquired, this would be an example of
A) ex post facto hypothesizing
B) illogical reasoning
C) premature closure
D) made-up information
E) selective observation
Correct Answer:
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