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Only one of the following statements is true about stage theories. Which one?
 
  a. As children make the transition from one developmental stage to the next, they are apt to display characteristics of both stages for a short period.
  b. The order in which children progress through various stages of development differs from one child to the next.
  c. Stage theories largely describe physical development, rather than cognitive or social-emotional development.
  d. Increasingly, developmentalists are realizing that development is characterized by discrete stages rather than by gradual trends.

Question 2

A researcher wants to know how children's career aspirations change as they grow older. He asks a group of third graders, What do you think you might want to be when you grow up? Every year until they graduate from high school, the researcher contacts these same students and once again asks them about their career plans. The researcher's investigation is an example of a(n):
 
  a. longitudinal study
  b. cross-sectional study
  c. naturalistic study
  d. experimental study


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Reply #1 on: Jun 20, 2018
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