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Describe What Is Meant by Differential Susceptibility

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Describe what is meant by differential susceptibility. Provide an example of how children with a difficult temperament may be differentially susceptible to parenting style.


Definitions:

Cognitive Development

The process of growth and change in intellectual abilities such as thinking, reasoning, and understanding.

Developmental Task

A task which is expected to be accomplished during a particular stage of life, contributing to the successful development of an individual.

Havighurst

Refers to Robert Havighurst, an American psychologist and educator known for his theories on human development and aging.

Freud's Stages

A psychoanalytic theory proposed by Sigmund Freud, which outlines five stages of psychosexual development.

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