Nature VS Nurture

Nature

heredity

nurture

one's environment

stage theories

type of theories:

Freud, Erikson, Piaget, and Kohlberg

continuous development

type of theories:

behaviorists, Vygotsky, and information processing theorists

discontinuous development

stage theories AKA

stage theories

assume that developmental change often occurs in distinct stages that are qualitatively different from each other

stage theories

developmental change occurs in a set or universal sequence

continuous development

assume development is a more slow and gradual process

continuous development

type of theory example:

adult possess more advanced skills that were already present in some form when they were a child

active

Active/Passive:

Piaget - letting the child explore their world

active vs passive

how much does one play a role in their own developmental path?

stability vs change

how similar are you to how you were as a child?

stability

stability/change:

belief that personality traits of adults are rooted in the behavioral and emotional tendencies of the infant and young child

change

stability/change:

belief that the initial behavioral and emotional tendencies are modified by social and cultural forces overtime