PSY321H5 : Chapter notes- Psych.docx
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Nature-nurture argument: are we what we are because of innate characteristics (nature), or do we become what we are due to environment influences (nurture) The origin of species: darwin"s book- started interest in the origins of human behaviour in children. Applied developmental science uses developmental research to promote healthy development, particularly for vulnerable children and families. In child development, a theory is an organized set of ideas that is designed to explain and make predictions about development. The early biological perspective: (arnold gessel): according to the biological perspective, intellectual and personality development, as well as physical and motor development, proceed according to a biological plan. According to the maturational theory, child development reflects a specific and prearranged scheme or plan within the body. Development is simply a natural unfolding of a biological plan; experience matters little. Gessel encouraged parents to let their children develop naturally.