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Growth and Development

TERMINAL EXERCISE
Notes
1. What do you understand by the term growth? What are the main indicators
of growth?
2. State the differences between growth and development with examples.
3. Explain the principles of development with relevant examples.
4. “A child develops as a unified whole.” Justify the statement.
5. Why do we say that development is the product of maturation and learning?
6. Name some of the contextual factors that can affect the child. Explain any
two of these in detail.
7. What effects can exposure to environmental factors such as pollution, X-
rays and drugs have on the foetus?

ANSWERS TO INTEXT QUESTIONS

6.1

1. Development refers to qualitative changes in the body as well as changes in
behavior and attitude.
2. (a) False
(b) False
(c) True
(d) True
(e) True

6.2

1. (a) cooperation, autonomy, skills of leadership
(b) Typhoid and diarrhoea
2. colour blindness, diabetes

REFERENCES

• Berk, L. (2012). Child Development (9th Edition). Prentice Hall of India.
• Hurlock, E.B. (2007). Developmental Psychology: A life-span approach.
New Delhi: Tata Mc Graw-Hill.
• Santrock, J.W. (2011).Child Development (13th Ed.).New Delhi: Mc Graw
Hill.
• Santrock, J. W. (2012). Life Span Development (13th Ed.). New Delhi: Mc
Graw Hill.
• Singh, A. (Ed). (2015). Foundations of Human Development. New Delhi:
Orient Blackswan.
• Srivastava, A.K. (1997). Child Development: An Indian Perspective. New
Delhi: NCERT.

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