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Match the following terms with their correct definitions.
-Single-celled organisms

Distinguish between normative and nonnormative life events.
Recognize physical and psychological changes in middle adulthood.
Understand strategies for adapting to life changes and crises.
Understand the continuity and change in personality traits over the lifespan.

Definitions:

Mental Retardation

An outdated and now considered offensive term for intellectual disability, which refers to significant limitations in intellectual functioning and adaptive behavior.

Cognitive Ability

refers to the mental capacity for processing information, solving problems, and making decisions; it encompasses functions like memory, reasoning, and understanding.

Language Functioning

encompasses the array of cognitive and physical processes involved in the production, understanding, and use of language.

Nature Versus Nurture

The debate regarding the relative contributions of genetic inheritance and environmental factors to human development.

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