In this article, we will discuss Gifted and Talented Children. In a classic study on the development of intelligence, Lewis Terman followed the development of more than 1500 children who scored a genius range of intelligence.
In this article, we will discuss the Concept Formation. Concept Formation is a process by which a person learns to sort specific experiences into general rules or classes.
In this article, we will discuss the Identification of Intellectual Disability or Mental Retardation. The concept of Mental Retardation “is based purely on IQ test scores; no judgments are made about origins or causes, about emotional, motivational, familial or social factors, or about prognosis” (Reber & Reber).
In this article, we will discuss the Research Methods used in Life Span Psychology. Longitudinal method: For the study of developmental changes in an individual or the same group, over a period of time, this method is useful.
In this article, we will Discuss the Challenges of Late Adulthood. Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome : It is seen that most of the adults aged 60 and older are obese or overweight.
In this article, we will Describe the Characteristics and Identification of Learning Disability. Learning Disability (Reber and Reber) is “a syndrome found in children of normal or above intelligence characterised by specific difficulties in learning to read (dyslexia), to write (dysgraphia) and to do grade-appropriate mathematics (dyscalculia)”.
In this article, we will Elucidate the Role of Peer Group in Social Development during Childhood. A Peer group is a group of equals.
In this article, we will Discuss Linguistic Development in Early Childhood. Language is the only powerful tool to enhance the ability of cognitive development.
In this article, we will Explain the Characteristics of Early Childhood. Some parents feel that behavioural problems of the childhood period are more troublesome than physical care of infants.
In this article, we will Discuss the Factors and Areas involved in the Growth and Development of a Child. Growth and Development are complementary processes.
In this article, we will Discuss the challenges faced during adolescence. Adolescence is defined as the period within the life span when most of a person’s biological, psychological, cognitive, and social characteristics are changing from what is naturally considered childlike to and what is considered adult-like.
In this article, we will Explain Piaget’s Concepts of Cognitive Development during Middle Childhood. Children’s thought processes change dramatically in between the ages of 5 and 7 years old. A primitive form of logic replaces pre-operational thought using Piaget’s terms.
In this article, we will Describe the Characteristics and Periods in Prenatal Development. The prenatal period is the most important and first period of development in the life span.
In this article, we will discuss the Contextual Subtheory of Sternberg. Sternberg’s third subtheory of intelligence, called practical or contextual, “deals with the mental activity involved in attaining fit to context” (Sternberg, 1985).
In this article, we will Describe the Stages of Creativity. The Stages of Creativity were initially proposed by Graham Wallas (1926), consisting of four successive steps: