1.2 Basic Issues in Lifespan Human Development

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3 Fundamental questions about human development:

  1. Do people change gradually, often imperceptibly, over time, or is developmental change sudden and dramatic?

  2. What role do people play in their own development—how much do their surroundings influence them, and how much do they influence their surroundings?

  3. To what extent is development a function of inborn genetic characteristics, and to what extent is it affected by the environment in which individuals live?

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Continuity

Development that unfolds slowly and gradually over time.

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Discontinuity

Development that unfolds in abrupt, stage-like, discontinuity.

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Nature—nurture debate

A debate within the field of human development regarding whether development is caused by nature (genetics or heredity) or nurture (the physical and social environment).