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Human Development
Human Development
This includes not only physical development but also cognitive, social,
Growth
Maturation
Learning
Development
aging process.
These changes in maturation are primarily under the control of heredity or
genetic programming.
experience or practice.
solving, language.
self concept, self perception, gender identity, emotion, feeling and self esteem.
human development.
or nurture
development.
Active conceive that human beings as active growing organisms that determine
Passive position say that humans are like machines that react to environmental
inputs/ demands.
For this group of psychologists, humans cannot initiate or direct their own
development.
changes.