Correct Answer - Option 3 : death
The development reflects the qualitative changes in the individual. It may be defined as a progressive series of orderly, coherent changes. The term progressive denotes that changes lead forward. Orderly and coherent assume that there is a definite relationship between the changes occurring and those that precede or will follow them. These changes bring functional maturity in the individual.
So, development is qualitative changes in the person which is reflected in the improvement in working or functioning of the person. For example, if we measure the height and weight of the child then we are dealing with the concept of growth but when we talk in terms of improvement in functioning like writing with a pen or keeping objects on a high place, then these changes in the child denotes a developmental process. Thus, we may conclude that growth stops after a certain age whereas development may go on.
Principle of Continuity
- Principle of Continuity states that the 'Development is never-ending process'.
- The development follows the principle of continuity which starts with conception and ends with death. It is a never-ending process in life.
- The child, through the developmental process, passes continuously with changes although the pace and quantity of change vary from stage to stage.
- Although it seems that a child has a maturity level still he/she changes.
- For example, a child at the age of four has learned some words but later on, s/he will learn to prepare sentences out of it. So, development never ends but it continues till death.
Hence, we can conclude that development continues up to death.
