Mustafa is interested in determining whether children develop virtually the same way in Algeria as they do in other parts of the world. Mustafa's research deals primarily with the ____ issue of human development.
A. psychological versus biological forces
B. universal versus context-specific development
C. nature versus nurture
D. continuity versus discontinuity
Answer: B
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