Dr. Goldberg believes people's cognitive abilities develop gradually over time. Dr. Smith believe that people's cognitive abilities develop

in stages marked by

dramatic spurts of growth that appear to come out of nowhere but occur in the same order. Dr. Goldberg and Dr.

Smith are engaged

in discussion related to which theme in developmental psychology?

Continuity and discontinuity

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Genetics and socialization

Nature and nurture

Stability and change