The age at which people are expected to leave home,get a job,and marry has changed dramatically in Wallonia over the past 50 years. Developmentalists would say that the country's ________ has been altered.

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The term "social clock" refers to the culturally preferred timing of social events (such as leaving home, getting a job, and marrying) that are considered milestones of adulthood. The fact that the age at which these events occur has changed in Wallonia shows that the social clock has been altered. Options B, C, and D are either irrelevant or not commonly used terms in developmental psychology.

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