Two Developmental Psychologists Are Having a Conversation

question 40

Multiple Choice

Two developmental psychologists are having a conversation.One believes in the traditional approach of developmental change,whereas the other believes in the life-span approach.The two are most likely to differ on:

• A)whether developmental change starts at birth or at conception.
• B)whether the tabula rasa or the innate goodness positions were correct.
• C)whether most developmental change occurs from birth to adolescence or throughout adulthood as well as childhood.
• D)whether the earlier theorists,such as Freud and Jung,were correct or whether the later theorists such as Piaget and Skinner were correct about developmental change.

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