Although great diversity characterizes the interests and concerns of investigators who study development,they share a single goal: to identify __________.
A) genetic factors that contribute to longevity
B) environmental factors that contribute to disease and illness
C) those factors that lead to abnormal development in children and adolescents
D) those factors that influence consistencies and transformations in people from conception to death

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The passage states that the shared goal of investigators who study development is to identify "those factors that influence consistencies and transformations in people from conception to death." Option A (genetic factors that contribute to longevity) is too narrow in scope, option B (environmental factors that contribute to disease and illness) is not specific to development and option C (factors that lead to abnormal development in children and adolescents) is only one aspect of the broader study of development.

Although Great Diversity Characterizes the Interests and Concerns of Investigators