Which of the Following Statements Is True About Continuity Theory

question 57

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true about continuity theory?

• A) It draws heavily from the basic dichotomy of internal and external aging processes described in the Kansas City studies.
• B) It ignores the role the personality of an individual plays in determining his or her aging and adult development process.
• C) It states that pathological aging and normal aging of an individual are the same.
• D) It defines normal aging specifically in terms of the female population.

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Definitions:

Size Constancy

is the perceptual ability to see objects as maintaining the same size despite changes in their distance or the size of the image they cast on the retina.

Gestalt Grouping

The perceptual process by which humans naturally organize stimuli into meaningful groups or wholes, based on principles like similarity, proximity, and closure.

Form Perception

The cognitive process involved in recognizing and interpreting visual shapes and figures.

Partially Occluded

A term describing an object that is obscured or blocked from view to some extent, not entirely visible.