alleryDevelopment, especially in old age, involves changes that are:
Asteady gains in skill
Bboth growth and decline
Ca rise in body size
Da halt after puberty
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. both growth and decline
1. Development is not only growth.
2. It mostly involves changes, both growth and decline, as observed in old age.
3. So gains alone, size alone, or a halt in adulthood are all too narrow.
_Source: NCERT Class XI Psychology, Ch 3 Human Development, "MEANING OF DEVELOPMENT", p. 40_
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