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continuity and discontinuity in development  

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  • Arguably, the key task of developmental scientists is to describe and explain developmental change. Changes may occur within an individual across the life span, and there may be between-person differences in such intraindividual change. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Development; Continuity and Discontinuity in Development]

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