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The document defines development as the orderly changes people experience from conception to death. Development is divided into four categories - physical, cognitive, social, and emotional. The principles of development are that people progress at different paces, development follows a generally sequential order, and changes occur gradually over time. Nature and nurture both shape a child's growth.

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Study Notes: Overview of Development

The document defines development as the orderly changes people experience from conception to death. Development is divided into four categories - physical, cognitive, social, and emotional. The principles of development are that people progress at different paces, development follows a generally sequential order, and changes occur gradually over time. Nature and nurture both shape a child's growth.

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Study Notes

Overview of
Development
Definition of development
 Development is the relatively
orderly adaptive changes that
people go through from
conception to death.
 Development can be divided
into 4 categories:
o Physical development
(changes in the body)
o Cognitive development
(changes in thinking)
o Social development (changes
in the way individuals relate to
others)
o Emotional development
(changes in understanding,
expression and regulation
of feelings)
 The 3 principles of
development are:
o People develop at different
rates
o Development is relatively
orderly and sequential
o Development takes place
gradually
 Both nature and nurture
contribute to a child’s
development

Study Notes
Overview of
Development
Definition of development
 Development is the relatively
orderly adaptive changes that
people go through from
conception to death.
 Development can be divided
into 4 categories:
o Physical development
(changes in the body)
o Cognitive development
(changes in thinking)
o Social development (changes
in the way individuals relate to
others)
o Emotional development
(changes in understanding,
expression and regulation
of feelings)
 The 3 principles of
development are:
o People develop at different
rates
o Development is relatively
orderly and sequential
o Development takes place
gradually
 Both nature and nurture
contribute to a child’s
development

Study Notes
Overview of
Development
Definition of development
 Development is the relatively
orderly adaptive changes that
people go through from
conception to death.
 Development can be divided
into 4 categories:
o Physical development
(changes in the body)
o Cognitive development
(changes in thinking)
o Social development (changes
in the way individuals relate to
others)
o Emotional development
(changes in understanding,
expression and regulation
of feelings)
 The 3 principles of
development are:
o People develop at different
rates
o Development is relatively
orderly and sequential
o Development takes place
gradually
 Both nature and nurture
contribute to a child’s
development
Study Notes
Overview of
Development
Definition of development
 Development is the relatively
orderly adaptive changes that
people go through from
conception to death.
 Development can be divided
into 4 categories:
o Physical development
(changes in the body)
o Cognitive development
(changes in thinking)
o Social development (changes
in the way individuals relate to
others)
o Emotional development
(changes in understanding,
expression and regulation
of feelings)
 The 3 principles of
development are:
o People develop at different
rates
o Development is relatively
orderly and sequential
o Development takes place
gradually
 Both nature and nurture
contribute to a child’s
development
Study Notes

Overview of Development

Definition of development

 Development is the relatively orderly adaptive changes that people go through from

conception to death.

 Development can be divided into 4 categories:

o Physical development (changes in the body)

o Cognitive development (changes in thinking)

o Social development (changes in the way individuals relate to others)

o Emotional development (changes in understanding, expression and regulation

of feelings)

 The 3 principles of development are:

o People develop at different rates

o Development is relatively orderly and sequential

o Development takes place gradually

 Both nature and nurture contribute to a child’s development

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