Which Statement Reflects What the Textbook Maintains Is the BEST

question 89

Multiple Choice

Which statement reflects what the textbook maintains is the BEST answer to the question of whether development is fundamentally continuous or discontinuous?

• A) Development is fundamentally continuous.
• B) Development is fundamentally discontinuous.
• C) Some domains of development, such as cognitive development, are fundamentally discontinuous, whereas other domains, such as social development, are fundamentally continuous.
• D) Whether development is fundamentally continuous or discontinuous depends on perspective-how development is examined as well as how often it is examined.

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