PSYB20H3 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Psychosexual Development, Social Cognitive Theory, Critical Period
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Child development: the scientific study of systematic processes of change and stability in human children. Social construction: concept about what is real based on societally shared perceptions or assumptions. Physical development: growth of body and brain, including biological and physiological patterns of change in sensory capacities, motor skills, and health. Cognitive development: pattern of change in mental abilities, such as learning, attention, memory, language, thinking, reasoning, and creativity. Psychosocial development: pattern of change in emotions, personality, and social relationships. Individual differences: differences among children in characteristics, influences, or developmental outcomes. Maturation: unfolding of a universe, natural sequence of physical changes and behaviour patterns. Nuclear family: two-generational household unit consisting of one or two parents and their biological children, adopted children, or stepchildren. Extended family: multigenerational kinship network of parents, children, and other relatives, sometimes living together in an extended family household.
