Compare and contrast the continuity-discontinuity issue.
What will be an ideal response?
The continuity-discontinuity issue focuses on the extent to which development involves gradual, cumulative change (continuity), or distinct stages (discontinuity). In general, developmentalists who emphasize nurture usually describe development as a gradual, continuous process, like the seedling's growth into an oak. Those who emphasize nature often describe development as a series of distinct changes, like the change from caterpillar to butterfly.
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a. True b. False
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