Class 11 Psychology Chapter 3 Revision Guide: Human Development (CBSE)

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Chapter at a glance

This page is a short revision guide for Class 11 Psychology Chapter 3 (Human Development). Use it to revise the main ideas quickly, then match every point with your NCERT textbook. This unit carries 11 of the 70 marks.

• Meaning of development: orderly changes in a person over the life span, shaped by both heredity and environment.
• Stages of development: revise the six stages from the prenatal stage to adulthood and old age, with the age range of each as given in your textbook.
• Piaget: learn his four stages of cognitive development in the correct order, with one key feature of each.
• Bronfenbrenner: remember the ecological systems approach, which explains development through the different environments around a person.
• Sinha: keep her contribution separate from the other theories so that you do not mix them in answers.

Important questions with short model answers

Q1. What is human development?
Human development is the pattern of progressive and orderly changes that happen in a person from conception to the end of life.

Q2. Name the stages of development.
Write the six stages in order, exactly as given in your textbook, with the age range of each.

Q3. Why is the ecological approach useful?
It shows that development depends on many surrounding environments, not just on the person. Explain this using the systems named in your textbook.

Q4. How do heredity and environment affect development?
Heredity gives the starting potential and the environment shapes how it grows. Both work together.

Common mistakes to avoid

• Mixing the four stages of Piaget with the stages of the life span.
• Writing the names of the ecological systems without explaining them.
• Combining different theorists in one answer instead of keeping each separate.

Practise next

Try our Class 11 Psychology Chapter 1 demo: 3 fixed MCQs. Additional chapter practice and full mock tests are included with eligible paid Notes, Bundle or Pass.

Watch the lesson: Chapter 3 video on The Savvy Humanities YouTube channel.

Need full revision notes with a glossary and board-pattern questions? See the Class 11 Psychology Chapter 3 notes.

Frequently asked questions

How many marks does Chapter 3 carry?
This unit carries 11 of the 70 marks in the theory paper.

How can I remember the stages of development?
Make a timeline with the stage names and age ranges, and revise it every few days.

Written by Aditi Ojha (Savvy Maam), teacher and creator of The Savvy Humanities, for CBSE Class 11-12 Humanities and CUET students. Always match final answers with your latest NCERT textbook.

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