1. Do the following to ensure mastery of the big ideas presented in this module.

A. According to an economist Mahbub ul Haq who developed the concept of

human development, human development is a step by step of widening
one’s freedom and opportunity. Human development is about the real
freedom ordinary people have to decide who to be, what to do, and how to
live.

2. Fill in the blanks with the correct answer .

Patterns of development

A. The direction of growth following the cephalocaudal pattern is from the

head to the down .
B. The direction of growth following the proximodistal pattern is from the
central to the outward .

3. Differences between the traditional and lifespan approaches of the human

development .

- The traditional approach to the study of development emphasizes

extensive change from birth to adolescence (especially during
infancy), little or no change in adulthood, and decline in old age
while Lifespan Development refers to the full process of human
development from conception to death. It is a holistic approach to
understanding all of the physiological, cognitive, emotional, and
social changes that people go through.
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