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Human Development

Madhya Pradesh Board · Class 11 · Psychology

Summary of Human Development for Madhya Pradesh Board Class 11 Psychology. Key concepts, important points, and chapter overview.

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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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