Subjective life expectancy. Simply knowing a person’s age does not tell you how that person feels about his or her future. To discover this information, try the following exercise in subjective life...

Subjective life expectancy. Simply knowing a person’s age does not tell you how that person feels about his or her future. To discover this information, try the following exercise in subjective life expectancy. You may want your friends or other individuals to try it as well. I expect to live to age (circle your answer) 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100  I want to live to age (circle your answer) 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100 Are there discrepancies between your expressed desire and expectation? If so, what are the possible reasons? Usually, findings have shown that those past middle age expect and wish to live to a later age than younger people do. Did you find this to be true? When people expect to live less than the average life expectancy for their age, do they have a good reason? Did you find that some people were afraid to specify an age for fear it would somehow make death occur at that time?