Question

What should be changed to make the following sentence true? Socioemotional discrimination theory suggests that our social support and friendships dwindle in number as we get older, but they remain as close, if not more close, than in our earlier years.

Answer 1

The word "discrimination" needs to be changed to "selectivity."

Socioemotional selectivity theory suggests that our social support and friendships dwindle in number as we get older, but they remain as close, if not more close, than in our earlier years.