Which Statement BEST Answers the Question of Whether Development Is

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Multiple Choice

Which statement BEST answers the question of whether development is fundamentally continuous or discontinuous?

• A) Development is fundamentally continuous.
• B) Development is fundamentally discontinuous.
• C) Some domains of development, such as cognitive development, are fundamentally discontinuous, whereas other domains, such as social development, are fundamentally continuous.
• D) Whether development is fundamentally continuous or discontinuous depends on perspective-how development is examined as well as how often it is examined.

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Definitions:

Mental Processes

Internal, covert activities of our minds, including thinking, reasoning, and memory.

Psychoanalytic

A psychological theory or technique that emphasizes unconscious mental processes and early childhood experiences.

Behaviorism

A theory of learning which states that all behaviors are acquired through conditioning processes influenced by the environment, without the need for internal thoughts or feelings.

Psychoanalysis

A therapeutic approach and theory of psychotherapy developed by Sigmund Freud that emphasizes the role of unconscious factors in driving human behavior.