Chapter three starts off describing the modern evolutionary perspectives on human development. Piaget cognitive development theory was considered to be the “new look” during the 70’s (Shaffer, 2009). Since then new theories have emerged and even though some of those theories focus on the development of humans through biological or environmental repercussions all the theories support Piaget in two areas, and they are “developing persons are active rather than passive beings, and development results from a variety of complex transactions between the forces of nature and nurture” (Shaffer, 2009, p.68).
Now ethology the “scientific study of the bio evolutionary bases of behavior and development” (Archer, 1992, p.68). has a large impact on human
Now ethology the “scientific study of the bio evolutionary bases of behavior and development” (Archer, 1992, p.68). has a large impact on human