When Teaching His Psychology Class, Professor Sharma Emphasizes That Developmental

question 150

Multiple Choice

When teaching his psychology class, Professor Sharma emphasizes that developmental change occurs throughout adulthood as well as childhood. Professor Sharma is taking a(n) _____ approach to developmental change.

• A) life-span
• B) evolutionary
• C) normative
• D) constructivist

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Definitions:

Making Mistakes

Involves actions or decisions that are proven wrong or unsuccessful, often serving as learning opportunities.

Self-Reflection

The practice of intentionally looking at one's own thoughts, feelings, and actions to gain insight and foster personal growth.

Critical Thinking

The process of actively and skillfully conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and/or evaluating information gathered from observation, experience, reflection, reasoning, or communication.

Parallel Process

A phenomenon in supervision and therapy where the interactions in one relationship (e.g., therapist-client) are mirrored or reflected in another relationship (e.g., supervisor-therapist).