What Is John Clausen's (One of the Researchers in the Berkeley

question 55

Multiple Choice

What is John Clausen's (one of the researchers in the Berkeley Longitudinal Studies) criticism about the adult stage theories?

• A) Too much attention has been given to the discontinuities in life.
• B) Most people actually have stable, continuous lives with little change.
• C) Personality is actually characterized by change, not stability.
• D) Life changes do not follow through in stages, but rather in a continuum.

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