Suppose you overhear someone say "I hate visiting my grandparents in that retirement community they live in.Being around all those old people gives me the creeps!" This person is expressing

A) foreclosure.
B) ageism.
C) discrimination.
D) preoperational thinking.

Preoperational Thinking

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development where children from ages 2 to 7 engage in symbolic play and struggle with logic and taking the perspective of others.

Ageism

Discrimination or prejudice against individuals or groups based on their age, often directed towards older adults.

Foreclosure

Identity status, described by Marcia, in which a person who has not spent time considering alternatives (that is, has not been in crisis) is committed to other people’s plans for his or her life.