nature vs. nurture Flashcards
defined as all genes
and hereditary factors that
contribute to a person’s unique
physical appearance, personality,
and physiology.
NATURE: GENETIC
AND HERIDITARY
INFLUENCES
is defined as the many
environmental variables that
affect a person, including their
experiences in early childhood,
family and social relationships,
culture, and community.
NURTURE:
ENVIRONMENTAL
INFLUENCES
Refers to the idea that development is a
gradual and progressive process that
unfolds over time.
CONTINUITY
CONTINUITY
1.Gradual and
Progressive
process
2.Builds upon
previous
experiences
3.Promoted by stable
environments and
consistent caregiving
development, or
discontinuity, refers to a concept in
developmental psychology that
proposes that development occurs
with abrupt shifts or
“leaps”. (Sternberg & Okagaki, 1989)
DISCONTINUITY
It implies personality traits
present during infancy
endure throughout the
lifespan.
STABILITY
Personality traits will developed
in the first FIVE YEARS, predicting
their adult personality
SIGMUND FREUD
He suggest that attributes such
as personality become fixed by
age 30.
WILLIAM JAMES
theorists argue that family
interactions, school experiences, and
acculturation modify personalities.
CHANGE
This capacity for change is called
PLASTICITY
He discovered that somber
babies living in understaffed
orphanages often become
cheerful and affectionate
when placed in socially
stimulating adoptive homes.
RUTTER (1981)
stabilization occurs early an persists
through life open
CLOSED SYSTEM
major attributes are potentially
changeable throughout life
OPEN SYSTEM
is the pattern of movement or change that begins a conception and continues through the lifespan
Human development
is the progression of motor development radiating from the center of an organism to the periphery
PROXIMODISTAL
