According to the Dynamic-Systems Perspective, Development

question 191

Multiple Choice

According to the dynamic-systems perspective, development

• A) involves long periods of relatively stable phases.
• B) is characterized by a series of predictable improvements.
• C) is changing constantly and involves some regressions.
• D) is described by all of these.

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