Correct Answer - Option 3 : general to specific
Development refers to an increase in structure for better and enhanced functioning of organs. It is a wide and continuous process, thus there are some principles which need to be followed for better understanding of the concept.
Principle of general to specific:
- In beginning infants/fetus move their whole body rather moving their specific body parts. They wave their arms in general random movements before they are capable of such specific responses as reaching for an object held before them.
Principle of individual difference:
- With respect to development, the rate and quality of development in various dimensions differ from person to person. There is a difference in the growth rate between boys and girls. Girls mature earlier in comparison to boys.
Development follows a pattern:
- Prenatal (before birth) and postnatal (after birth) development of human beings follow a pattern or a predictable sequence. Physical development, motor or language development and intellectual development take place in definite sequences.
Product of hereditary and environment:
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Hereditary and environment play a vital role in determining the development of an individual as:
- all the mental and social traits depend on the environment.
- all the inborn traits, instincts, potentials, and I. Q. depends on heredity.
Hence, it could be concluded that developmental process proceeds from general to specific.
