Human Development
CBSE · Class 11 · Psychology
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Overview
Human development is the pattern of progressive, orderly, and predictable changes that begin at conception and continue throughout life. It includes growth and decline, and it is shaped by biological, cognitive, and socio-emotional processes working together. Development does not take place in a vac
Key Concepts
Development is a pattern of progressive
Development is a pattern of progressive, orderly, and predictable changes beginning at conception and continuing throughout life, including old age.
Growth means increase in body size
Growth means increase in body size. Development is broader and includes changes in the whole person across life. Maturation refers to changes that fol
Development is lifelong
Development is lifelong, multi-directional, highly plastic, and influenced by historical conditions. Gains and losses occur at every age.
Biological processes include body growth
Biological processes include body growth and brain development. Cognitive processes include thinking, memory, attention, and problem solving. Socio-em
Genes provide limits and possibilities
Genes provide limits and possibilities, while environment shapes how traits develop within those limits. Sandra Scarr held that parents partly create
Learning Objectives
- Define development and distinguish it from growth and maturation
- Explain how biological, cognitive, and socio-emotional processes interact in development
- Describe the life-span perspective and the idea that development is multi-directional and plastic
- Understand the role of heredity, environment, and context in shaping development
- Explain major developmental stages from prenatal life to old age
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- National Education Policy 2020 — education.gov.in
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