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VCE Psychology Unit 1 - Psychological Development Questions And Answers Latest Update
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VCE Psychology Unit 1 - Psychological DevelopmentQuestions And Answers Latest Update
Developmental change -ANS>change that is relatively permanent
Physical development -ANS>changes in the body and its various systems
Social development -ANS>changes in an individual's relationships with other
people and their skills in interacting with others
Cognitive development -ANS>changes in an individual's mental abilities, such as
reasoning, problem solving, decision making, perception, learning, memory and
use of languages
Emotional development -ANS>changes in how an individual experiences different
feelings and how these feelings are expressed, interpreted and dealt with
heredity -ANS>transmission of characteristics from biological parents to their
offspring via genes at the time of conception
environment -ANS>all the experiences, objects and events to which people are
exposed throughout their lifetimes
, maturation -ANS>the orderly and sequential developmental changes that occur in
the nervous system and other bodily structures controlled by genes
the principle of readiness -ANS>maturation creating the readiness which
determines the onset of particular mental processes and behaviours
sensitive period -ANS>a period of time during development when an individual is
more responsive to particular types of environmental experiences or learning
critical period -ANS>a specific period in development during which an organism is
most vulnerable to the deprivation or absence of certain environmental stimuli or
experiences
twin studies -ANS>allows the study of two people with identical genetic
backgrounds
adoption studies -ANS>allows the study of the effect of environment without
shared genetic backgrounds
attachment -ANS>a relationship existing between two people where each feels
strongly about the other
secure attachment -ANS>is characterised by a balance between dependence and
exploration.
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