Continuity Theory Emphasizes That Personality Plays a Major Role in Adjustment

question 28

True/False

Continuity theory emphasizes that personality plays a major role in adjustment to old age and that adult development is an aging process.

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Definitions:

Environmental Events

External occurrences and phenomena in an individual's surroundings that can influence behavior, cognition, and emotions.

Innate

Inborn or natural traits, abilities, or qualities that are not acquired or learned.

Classical Conditioning

An educational method involving the frequent pairing of two cues; a response initially prompted by the second cue comes to be prompted by the first cue in isolation.

Ivan Pavlov

A Russian physiologist known for his work in classical conditioning, demonstrating how stimuli can trigger reflexive responses.