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development /de·vel·op·ment/ (de-vel´up-mint) the process of growth and differentiation.developmen´tal cognitive development the development of intelligence, conscious thought, and problem-solving ability that begins in infancy. psychosexual development 1. development of the individual's sexuality as affected by biological, cultural, and emotional influences from prenatal life onward throughout life. 2. in psychoanalysis, libidinal maturation from infancy through adulthood (including the oral, anal, and genital stages). psychosocial development the development of the personality, and the acquisition of social attitudes and skills, from infancy through maturity. cognitive development, the developmental process by which an infant becomes an intelligent person, acquiring knowledge with growth and improving his or her ability to think, learn, reason, and abstract. Jean Piaget demonstrated the orderly sequence of this process from early infancy through childhood. See also psychosexual development, psychosocial development. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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