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d. how5dcultures5dand5dsocieties5ddevelop5dand5dinteract5dwith5deach5dother

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b. aspects5dof5dhuman5dbehavior,5dbut5dnot5dhuman5dthought
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5dof5dhuman5dthought.

c. aspects5dof5dhuman5dthought,5dbut5dnot5dhuman5dbehavior
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c. continually5dredefines5ditself5dmore5dnarrowly
d. continually5dredefines5ditself5dmore5dbroadly
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b. is5dan5d"umbrella"5dfor5da5dloose5damalgamation5dof5ddifferent5dsubfields
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c. is5dcomprised5dof5dtwo5ddistinct5dsubfields
d. not5da5dfield5dof5dstudy5dat5dall

Answer:5db5d
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5. Each5dof5dthe5dfollowing5dis5da5dspecialty5darea5dwithin5ddevelopmental5dpsychology5dEXCEPT
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b. psychobiology
c. child5dpsychology
d. adolescent5dpsychology

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