Psychology / Unit 8 Psych 0855 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Continuous and Discontinuous Development
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The idea
Continuous development is gradual and incremental; discontinuous development proceeds through distinct qualitative stages.
In practice
Height grows continuously while language ability appears to arrive in discrete jumps.
Where people slip
Whether a change is a stage or a gradient often depends on how finely it is measured.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
Unlocks
- Nothing yet depends on this.
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