EDUCATION (CBSE/UGC NET)

EDUCATION UGC NET

PSYCHOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does intellectual development include?
A
The development of mind.
B
Development of thinking, reasoning and interest perception.
C
Development of skills.
D
Development of emotions.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Once a child can move around, their intellectual development will accelerate as they are provided with new experiences to learn from. Intellectual development includes memory, concentration, reasoning, perception, imagination and creativity and problem solving.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cognitive or intellectual development means the growth of a child’s ability to think and reason. It’s about how they organize their minds, ideas and thoughts to make sense of the world they live in.

Detailed explanation-3: -Children grow and develop rapidly in their first five years across the four main areas of development. These areas are motor (physical), language and communication, cognitive and social/emotional.

Detailed explanation-4: -According to studies, there are three main factors that can affect a child’s intellectual development; nutrition, environment, and maternal-child interactions (4).

Detailed explanation-5: -Intellectual development in children is generally characterized by the development of important mental processes-attention span, understanding information, reasoning, learning, remembering, problem-solving, and thinking-from birth until adulthood.

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