AP PSYCHOLOGY

DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

INFANCY AND CHILDHOOD PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
what is “immature”
A
caring for and encouraging the growth or development of someone or something
B
having or indicating a tendency to be overly generous to or lenient with someone
C
not fully developed
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Use the adjective immature to describe something that is not fully grown: “Elizabeth rescued an immature sparrow that had fallen from its nest during the storm.” When used in a general sense, immature describes something in an early stage of development, such as an immature fruit tree or an immature political system.

Detailed explanation-2: -adjective. not yet completed or fully developed; rudimentary. just begun; incipient. not organized; lacking order: an inchoate mass of ideas on the subject.

Detailed explanation-3: -Developmental immaturity means a condition based on a juvenile’s chronological age and significant lack of developmental skills when the juvenile has no significant mental illness or intellectual disability.

Detailed explanation-4: -adjective. not mature, ripe, developed, perfected, etc. emotionally undeveloped; juvenile; childish.

Detailed explanation-5: -/ˌɪm·əˈtʃʊər, -ˈtʊər/ not completely developed physically, mentally, or emotionally, or lacking the expected type of responsible behavior for your age: Some of the boys in my class are so immature – they’re always doing silly things.

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