Developmental psychology seeks to address different features of human development, comprising physical, cognitive, social, moral and personality development. Describe the effects on all of these kinds of development in a 1,050 to 1,400 word paper. Choose one of the given phases of development as the focus of your paper:
a) Infancy (birth to 1 year)
b) Childhood (3-12 years)
c) Adolescence (12-20 years)
d) Adulthood (20-65 years)
e) Senior (65+ years)
Address the given in relationship to the phase of development selected:
a) What factors influence physical development? Consider both hereditary and environmental influences. Give examples.
b) What factors influence cognitive development? Consider both the hereditary and environmental influences. Give examples.
c) What factors influence the social, moral and personality development? Describe the factors by explaining at least two theoretical perspectives related with the moral, social and personality development.