AP PSYCHOLOGY

DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

DEVELOPMENTAL ISSUES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Researchers usually see development as ____
A
quick and discontinuous
B
slow and discontinuous
C
fast and continuous
D
slow and continuous
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer. Answer: Piaget’s stages of development is an example of the discontinuous development theory that is raised by Jean Piaget.

Detailed explanation-2: -While it is true that development is a continuous process that never stops, it is also true that there are stages to growth and that developments unfold at predictable times across the life span.

Detailed explanation-3: -Continuous development views development as a cumulative process, gradually improving on existing skills. Continuous change refers to a process of adding on to what we are, what we know, and what we can do. With this type of development, there is gradual change.

Detailed explanation-4: -PSYCHOSEXUAL THEORY OF DEVELOPMENT Freud viewed development as discontinuous; he believed that each of us must pass through a series of stages during childhood, and that if we lack proper nurturance and parenting during a stage, we may become stuck, or fixated, in that stage.

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