DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
NEWBORN DEVELOPMENT
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begins at birth, but social development begins a few weeks later.
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follows a predictable pattern, but social development occurs randomly.
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influences a person’s personality, but social development does not.
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is influenced by the atmosphere of the home, but social development is not.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Emotional and social development are different because emotional development: Begins at birth, but social development begins a few weeks later. In the area of emotional development, infants at six months who are well-cared-for tend to: develop interests outside themselves more quickly than those who are not.
Detailed explanation-2: -Social development refers to a child’s ability to create and sustain meaningful relationships with adults and other children. Emotional development is a child’s ability to express, recognize, and manage his or her emotions, as well as respond appropriately to others’ emotions.
Detailed explanation-3: -What is the difference between emotional and social development? Where do both begin? Emotional development is learning to recognize and express feelings while social development is the process of learning self-expression and how to interact with others. Both begin from very early on (as an infant).
Detailed explanation-4: -Babies can feel interest, distress, disgust, and happiness from birth, and can communicate these through facial expressions and body posture. Infants begin showing a spontaneous “social smile” around age 2 to 3 months, and begin to laugh spontaneously around age 4 months.
Detailed explanation-5: -At around 15 months of age empathy and self-conscious emotions emerge. A child will react by looking upset when he sees someone cry or feel pride when applauded for doing a task. The child imitates his environment, helps with simple household tasks, and explores the environment more independently.