Which of the Following Is True of the Five Perspectives

question 82

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of the five perspectives (psychodynamic,learning,contextual,cognitive-developmental,biological) used to explain child development?

• A)No single perspective on its own provides a truly complete explanation of all aspects of children's development
• B)The biological perspective has been shown to be superior to the other four approaches
• C)The learning perspective is best at explaining how children's thinking changes as they grow older
• D)The psychodynamic approach is the most widely used today

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