PSYC 2076 Chapter : Child Dev Ch 1 Outline
Document Summary
Child development scientific study of the patterns of growth, change, and stability that occur from conception through adolescence: development is a lifelong process. There are three main areas or approaches in child development: Physical development involves the body"s physical makeup, including the brain, nervous system, muscles, and senses. It also includes the need to eat, drink, and sleep: malnutrition during infancy/ childhood can have huge detrimental effect on intelligence, social interactions, etc. Cognitive development involves the ways that growth and change in intellectual capabilities influence a person"s behavior. Social development how an individual"s interactions with others. Most child developmentalists break up child development into several broad stages: Another thing to remember is that while these age ranges may refer to milestones in development, these are averages, and there is a lot of normal variation in individual differences in development. No need to worry unless your child is substantially late.
