Which of the following statements defines developmental psychology?
A. It studies how people grow and change from the moment of conception through death.
B. It focuses on higher mental processes, including thinking, memory, reasoning, problem solving, judging, decision making, and language.
C. It focuses primarily on educational, social, and career adjustment problems.
D. It deals with the study, diagnosis, and treatment of psychological disorders.
Answer: A
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A) slightly effective. B) sometimes effective, sometimes not. C) universally effective. D) virtually useless.
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