UNIT 1 - PART 1 Flashcards
any person under the age of 18
- Child
_____ must be given a stable environment in which to thrive, including good health and nutrition, protection from threats and access to opportunities to learn and grow. Investing in children is one of the most important things a society can do to build a better future
Children
phase of life between childhood and adulthood, ages 10 to 19
Adolescence
A unique stage of human development and an important time for laying the foundations of good health.
Adolescence
Adolescents experience rapid _____, ______, and _____ growth.
physical, cognitive and psychosocial
quantitative changes in individuals as they progress in chronological age
Growth
the progressive series of changes of an orderly and coherent type leading toward maturation
Development
PRINCIPLES OF DEVELOPMENT
- Early foundations are critical.
- Development and learning result from interaction of heredity and the environment.
- Development proceeds in definite and predictable directions.
- There are individual differences in development.
- Each phase of development has hazard.
- Development is aided by stimulation.
- Domains of children’s development – physical, social, emotional, and cognitive – are closely related.
- Development is affected by cultural changes.
- There are social expectations for every stage of development.
Human development is affected by two important factors:
heredity and environment
the process of transmitting genes from parents to offspring
Heredity
the unfolding of traits that are potentially present
Maturation
refers to surrounding people, situations and/or area where the individual resides
Environment
refers to acquiring information and behavior
Learning
ISSUES ON HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Nature vs. Nurture
Continuity vs. Discontinuity
Passivity vs. Activity
Early Experience vs. Later Experience
Which has a more significant influence on human development? The individual’s biological inheritance or his environmental experiences?
Nature vs. Nurture