Which theory gained support by the finding that as individuals grow older they had fewer peripheral social contacts but retained close relationships with people who provided them with emotional support?

Socioemotional selectivity theory

Explanation:

Socioemotional selectivity theory which was developed by Laura L. Carstensen, is considered as a life-span theory(motivation). The theory tends to maintain that as the time passes, as an individual typically grows with time, people tend to become selective, also investing more resources in goals that tend to be emotionally meaningful. In accordance with this theory, the motivational shifts tends to influence the cognitive processing.

early settlements on the subcontinent. both the indus and the ganges rivers carried rich silt from the mountains to the plains. when the rivers flooded, the silt spread over the plains and made the soil in the river valleys fertile for farming.

answer; traditional culture;