The discontinuous view of development holds that ________.
A. infants and preschoolers respond to the world in much the same way adults do
B. growth is the process of gradually augmenting the skills that were present from birth
C. infants and children have ways of thinking, feeling, and behaving that differ qualitatively from those of adults
D. development is a smooth process limited only by a lack of information and precision
Answer: C
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