AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Continuity refers to the view that development is a gradual, continuous process. Discontinuity refers to the view that development occurs in a series of distinct stages. A similar debate exists concerning nature versus nurture.

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: -Stages of Development Development is a continuous process from neonatal to adulthood. Though the growth ceases after adolescence, adolescence is not the end for development. Each developmental stage has a new set of challenges and opportunities.

Detailed explanation-4: -Development is continuous and gradual process (Skinner).

Detailed explanation-5: -Human growth is a continuous process, it’s an unfolding that never ends until it’s cut short by death, which means that every step in the journey is as important and worthy as any other step. All iterations on the growth continuum are vital.