Normative age-graded influences, normative history-graded influences, and nonnormative life events are all ways in which development can be classified as
A) multidirectional.
B) multidimensional.
C) contextual.
D) plastic.

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Normative age-graded influences, normative history-graded influences, and nonnormative life events are all influenced by the specific historical, social, and cultural context in which development occurs, making development contextual. The other options (multidirectional, multidimensional, and plastic) are important aspects of development but do not specifically apply to the classification of development into these three categories.

Normative Age-Graded Influences, Normative History-Graded Influences, and Nonnormative Life Events