HUMAN DEVELOPMENT

Nature vs. Nurture

Nature A persons biological inheritance
Genes

Nurture An individuals environmental and social experiences

Which is correct?

Resilience
A persons ability to recover from or adapt to difficult times

Three Domains of Development

Physical Processes

Cognitive Processes
Socioemotional processes

Physical Processes
Changes in an individuals biological nature

Cognitive Processes
Changes in an individuals thought, intelligence, and language

Socioemotional processes
Changes in an individuals relationships with other people, changes in emotions, changes in personality

Now it is time to apply what you know!!

You will be assigned into one of three groups Childhood, Adolescence, or Adulthood What are the ages normally associated with this time in development?
Are there any sub groups within the developmental category?

What is happening during this time? Give Us some Examples too!

Physical Processes? Cognitive Processes? Socioemotional Processes?

PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT

Prenatal Development
Germinal Period: weeks 1 and 2
Zygote

Embryonic Period: weeks 3 through 8

Embryo

Fetal Period: months 2 through 9

Fetus

Infancy and Childhood

Reflexes Motor and Perceptual Skills

Adolescence
Puberty

Adulthood
Physical Changes

The Brain
Infancy and Childhood

Adolescence
Aging