Sixty-year-old Kwan has led a life filled with ups (a prosperous career) and downs (a battle with breast cancer) and continues to maintain the capacity to change in response to such experiences. A lifespan developmental psychologist would likely say that Kwan has

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The mention of Kwan's capacity to change in response to life experiences suggests that she has great plasticity, which is the ability to change and adapt to new circumstances. This is a characteristic of development throughout the lifespan. The other options (flawed social clock, minimal longevity, and maturational grief) are not applicable to the information given about Kwan.

Sixty-Year-Old Kwan Has Led a Life Filled with Ups (A