Whitbourne's Identity Theory Combines Assimilation and Accommodation, Concepts Central to the Cognitive

question 104

Multiple Choice

Whitbourne's identity theory combines assimilation and accommodation, concepts central to the cognitive theory of whom?

• A) Baltes
• B) Piaget
• C) Erikson
• D) Costa and McCrae

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Definitions:

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