The debate over whether development proceeds gradually or more abruptly from one stage to the next is known as
A. continuity versus discontinuity.
B. nature versus nurture.
C. universality versus ecology.
D. physicality versus cognition.
Answer: A
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a. Broca's aphasia. b. Wernicke's aphasia. c. global aphasia. d. anomic aphasia.
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a) They have fewer social ties and obligations than people in other age groups. b) They have more social ties and obligations than people in other age groups. c) They are motivated to be involved based on their commitments to others who depend on them. d) They have a high level of social control.
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A) if researchers are interested in a broad range of behaviors B) when researchers want to record a set of predetermined behaviors C) when researchers want to examine a continuous stream of predetermined behaviors D) when researchers want to record behaviors in a particular time interval