"The Ability to Engage in Thoughtful Reflection Seems to Happen

question 56

Multiple Choice

"The ability to engage in thoughtful reflection seems to happen all of a sudden.But if one carefully examines it,this ability is actually based on an accumulation of experiences across many years." This statement supports a ________ view of development.

• A)nature-influenced
• B)nurture-influenced
• C)continuity
• D)discontinuity

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Definitions:

Social Psychology

The scholarship surrounding how individuals’ minds, emotions, and actions are directed by the presence of others, be it actual, fictional, or intimated.

Suicide

The act of intentionally causing one's own death, often as a response to distress, mental health conditions, or feelings of hopelessness.

Instinct Theories

Theories suggesting that behavior is driven by innate, biologically determined instincts, which are automatic and unlearned responses to stimuli.

Injunctive Norm

Social norms that are perceived as the socially accepted way of behaving in a particular social context, including what behaviors are approved or disapproved by society.