Ellie notices her first gray hairs, and Jim is looking forward to retirement at age 65. What do these two events have in common?
a) They are both normative age-graded influences.
b) They are both normative history-graded influences.
Consider This: These types of influences are expected as we mature.
LO 1.2: Explain sources of change that influence adult development as per gradations of age and history and life events
c) They are both nonnormative age-graded influences.
Consider This: These types of influences are expected as we mature.
LO 1.2: Explain sources of change that influence adult development as per gradations of age and history and life events
d) They are both nonnormative history-graded influences.
Consider This: These types of influences are expected as we mature.
LO 1.2: Explain sources of change that influence adult development as per gradations of age and history and life events
ANS: a
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