Imagine you are designing a research study that is examining developmental milestones in young children from a dynamic systems theory perspective.Which of the following sets of measures and variables would you want to collect?
A)socioeconomic status of the family, ethnicity, community support, and neighborhood safety
B)family history of learning problems, child's health status at birth, and whether they were born prematurely
C)child factors such as attention, perinatal health complications, and child's temperament
D)stimuli present in the home environment, cultural practices, and child factors such as attention

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A dynamic systems theory perspective emphasizes the interactions between different factors in the child's environment, and how they shape the child's development over time. Therefore, it would be important to collect measures and variables that reflect these factors, such as the stimuli present in the home environment, cultural practices, and child factors such as attention. While the other options (A, B, and C) may also be important to consider, they do not specifically align with the focus of a dynamic systems theory perspective.

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