PSYC 2076 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Louise Brown, Puberty, Critical Period
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Child development the scientific study of patterns of growth, change, and stability that occur from conception through adolescence. There are three main areas or approaches in child development: Physical development examining the ways in which the body"s a. makeup the brain, nervous system, muscles, and senses and the need for food, drink, and sleep helps determine behavior. A specialist in physical development might examine the effects of malnutrition on the pace of growth in children, while another might look at how an athlete"s physical performance changes during adolescence. b. in intellectual capabilities influence a person"s behavior. Specialists in cognitive development might want to see how problem. Solving changes over the course of childhood or if cultural differences exist in the ways people explain the reasons for their academic successes or failures. c. Cognitive development understanding how growth and change. Personality development the study of stability and change in the enduring characteristics that differentiate one person from another.
