Human Development

What is development? How is it different from growth and maturation?

Describe the main features of life-span perspective on development.

What are developmental tasks? Explain by giving examples.

‘Environment of the child has a major role in the development of the child’. Support your answer with examples.

How do socio-cultural factors influence development?

Discuss the cognitive changes taking place in a developing child.

Attachment bonds formed in childhood years have long-term effects. Explain taking examples from daily life.

What is adolescence? Explain the concept of egocentrism.

What are the factors influencing the formation of identity during adolescence? Support your answer with examples.

What are the challenges faced by individuals on entry to adulthood?

Think of your experiences during the last 2-3 years and answer the following: Did you have confrontations with your parents? What were the main problems? How did you solve your problems, and whose help did you seek? Compare your list with your classmates. Are there any similarities? Can you now think of better ways of solving the problems faced by you?

Develop a script from a preoperational (4-7 years old) child’s point of view for playing with friends. Develop the same script for an adolescent. How do these scenarios differ? How are roles played by your friends different?