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Category - Human Growth and Development

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Mrs. Smith’s thinking has improved with age in some areas and declined in others. This description best illustrates which theory of development?
  1. Psychoanalytic theory
  2. Baltes’ selective optimization with compensation
  3. Erikson’s age linked tasks
  4. The contextualist lifespan developmental approach
Explanation
Answer: B - Paul Baltes’ selective optimization with compensation theory best describes Mrs. Smith’s improvement in some areas of her intellectual abilities and a decline in others. His lifespan development theory states that development is life-long, that it includes both losses and gains, and it is influenced by a historical, as well as cultural context.
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