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Psychology: Intermediate Part Ii Resource Book

1. Maturation refers to the development of reflexes, instincts and other unlearned behavior expressed according to a biological timetable, independent of environmental factors or learning. 2. Maturation describes systematic changes that occur over time in bodily functioning and behavior as a result of the completion and accomplishment of the nervous system to perform certain behaviors. 3. The key differences between growth, development, and maturation are that growth is quantitative change in size, development includes both qualitative and quantitative changes influenced by experiences, and maturation follows a programmed biological pattern and sets limits on abilities.

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Psychology: Intermediate Part Ii Resource Book

1. Maturation refers to the development of reflexes, instincts and other unlearned behavior expressed according to a biological timetable, independent of environmental factors or learning. 2. Maturation describes systematic changes that occur over time in bodily functioning and behavior as a result of the completion and accomplishment of the nervous system to perform certain behaviors. 3. The key differences between growth, development, and maturation are that growth is quantitative change in size, development includes both qualitative and quantitative changes influenced by experiences, and maturation follows a programmed biological pattern and sets limits on abilities.

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PSYCHOLOGY

INTERMEDIATE PART II
Resource Book: Psychology Inter-II by Seema Zafar
INTERMEDIATE PART II
WEEK:1 LEC:4
CH:1- DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
Recap of Lec 3
Development refers to qualitative and quantitative changes with the
increase of age at each stage of life from conception, infancy, childhood,
adolescence, adulthood and aging till death.
Development is a process of improvement and changes required for
better living and existence.
• development refers to orderly and sequential changes
• All series of development are progressive
Functions of Development
Principles of Development
Today we will discuss following topics

MATURATION

Difference Between
Definition of
Nature Growth, Development
Maturation
and Maturation
CH:1- DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
Maturation:

▪ Meaning of maturation is the process leading toward ripeness or

state of maturity or completed growth of full functioning.

▪ It is intrinsic maturation which is unfolding of individual’s

potentially present characteristics.

▪ These characteristics come from individual’s genetic endowments.


CH:1- DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
Definition of Maturation:
The maturation refers to the development of reflexes, instincts and
other unlearned behavior expressed by the biological time table even
without the help of environmental factors, learning and training.
Maturation describes the systematic changes occurring overtime in
bodily functioning and behavior.
Maturation is the completion and accomplishment of an organic Nervous
System to be able to perform a certain behavior with a growth of full
functioning as a result of stimulus response relationship.
e.g. A child start responding when his/her cerebral cortex attain coordinatory maturation.
CH:1- DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
Maturation:

▪ Inborn and instinctive hereditary capabilities and functional

personality traits remain latent till the age of maturation.

▪ Learning is ineffective without maturation.

▪ Maturation provides a physiological basis for acquiring skills.

▪ Learning and training involves practice to reach the perfection

level of skills.
CH:1- DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
Difference Between Growth, Development and Maturation:
Growth and development are interrelated both are different but essential for each other.

Growth: means Development: is Maturation: is closely


quantitative change. It qualitative & quantitative related to biological
involves growth of change, which takes aspect of human being
bones, muscles, cells, place in sequence. It is which facilitates the
tissues, nervous system unmeasurable as it is psychological make-up
and bodily changes. qualitative. It continues and functioning of
the entire life span. individual.
CH:1- DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
Difference Between Growth, Development and Maturation:
▪ Growth and maturation are not effected by experiences where as development effects.
▪ Effective learning and motive do not effect growth and maturation where as they effect
on development.
▪ Maturation also concerns the development of one’s organs and limbs to the point
where they become functional.
▪ Maturation reflects “Programmed pattern of behavior”
▪ Researches prove that “formation of physical and mental characteristics depend upon
adolescence as well as individual’s practice and effort.
▪ Postnatal maturation and learning are closely interrelated one influence the other.
▪ There is correlation between gross physical development and ability to manipulate the
parts of the body that have grown.
CH:1- DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
Comparison of Growth, Development and Maturation:
GROWTH DEVELOPMENT MATURATION
Quantitative Qualitative and Quantitative Programmed pattern of
behavior
Measurable Not Measurable Maturation does set certain
limits to what a person can
do or become
Continues till adolescence Continues till the entire life Maturation increase the
span ability of cognition &
comprehension
Not effected by experience Effected by experience Not effected by experience

Maturation effects Learning process is included Growth effects

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