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An infant (from the Latin word infans, meaning "unable to speak" or "speechless") is the very young offspring of a human or animal. When applied to humans, the term is usually considered synonymous with baby or bairn (Scotland), but the latter is commonly applied to birth to adolescence . According to Piaget's theory of cognitive toddlerhood (learning to walk), early childhood (play age), middle childhood Adolescence (from Latin adolescere , meaning "to grow up")is a transitional stage of physical and psychological human development that generally occurs during the period from puberty to legal adulthood ( age of majority ). The period of Manila Tytana Colleges Mr. Lyle dela Cerna March 18, 2014

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Manila Tytana Colleges

Mr. Lyle dela Cerna

March 18, 2014

General Psychology

Adolescence(from HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_language" \o "Latin language" Latinadolescere, meaning "to grow up")is a transitional stage of HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Developmental_biology" \o "Developmental biology" physicaland HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychological" \o "Psychological" psychological HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_development_(biology)" \o "Human development (biology)" human developmentthat generally occurs during the period from HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puberty" \o "Puberty" pubertyto legal HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adult" \o "Adult" adulthood( HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_of_majority" \o "Age of majority" age of majority).The period of adolescence is most closely associated with the teenage years,though its physical, psychological and cultural expressions may begin earlier and end later.

Childhoodis the age span ranging from birth to HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolescence" \o "Adolescence" adolescence.According to HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piaget%27s_theory_of_cognitive_development" \o "Piaget's theory of cognitive development" Piaget's theory of cognitive development, childhood consists of two stages: preoperational stage and concrete operational stage. In HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Developmental_psychology" \o "Developmental psychology" developmental psychology, childhood is divided up into the developmental stages of HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toddle" \o "Toddle" toddlerhood(learning to walk), HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_childhood" \o "Early childhood" early childhood(play age), middle childhood (school age), and adolescence (puberty through post-puberty). Various childhood factors could affect a person's attitude formation.

Aninfant(from the HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin" \o "Latin" Latinwordinfans, meaning "unable to speak" or "speechless") is the very young HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offspring" \o "Offspring" offspringof a HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human" \o "Human" humanor HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal" \o "Animal" animal. When applied to humans, the term is usually considered synonymous withbabyor bairn (Scotland), but the latter is commonly applied to the HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juvenile_(organism)" \o "Juvenile (organism)" youngof any animal. When a human child learns to walk, the term HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toddler" \o "Toddler" toddlermay be used instead.