According to the text, the major difference between stage theories and continuity theories that describe adult development is the degree to which they:

a. focus on emotional development
b. focus on physical changes
c. see changes as being dramatic or cumulative
d. view behavior as being the result of hereditary versus environmental forces


c

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a. gain meaning and be easier to remember. b. lose meaning and be harder to remember. c. become confused with the old information and be harder to remember. d. be forgotten.

Psychology

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A. It would facilitate safer sexual expression via masturbatory images. B. It would increase the hormone levels, which is a treatment for those who are HIV positive. C. It would portray sex realistically in the context of human relationships. D. It would increase his sexual arousal, which in turn would increase the level of antibodies that fight HIV infection in his blood.

Psychology

The innate tendency toward growth that motivates us to develop all our talents and capacities to their highest potential is called _____.

a) self-realization b) self-promotion c) self-actualization d) self-potentiation

Psychology