The Nature of Development (1.2)

Question 1

Nature

Answer 1

an organism’s biological influences

(humans development happens in an order)

Question 2

Nurture

Answer 2

an organism’s environmental experiences
(one can experience anything from biological (well-being: nutrition, medical care, etc) to social (influencers-peers, family, school, etc)

Question 3

Continuity

Answer 3

development is a gradual and cumulative change

(puberty because it happens over years)

Question 4

Discontinuity

Answer 4

development involves abrupt, distinct stages

thinking abstractly: going from not being able to do something to being able to do it

Question 5

Stability

Answer 5

we become older versions of our early experiences

a shy child becomes a shy adult

Question 6

Change

Answer 6

we develop into someone different ( because of a later experience) compared to who we were earlier in development
(a shy child becomes an outgoing, open adult because of some later experience that brought her out of her shell)