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Developmental Psychology: From Infancy to Development
By Fiona White, David Livesey, Brett Hayes
Early Childhood Education Today, 13th Edition
By George S. Morrison
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Introduction
Doniesha Watkins
American Public University
CHFD 308
Marissa, Baxter
January 31, 2015
Nature vs Nurture debate is one of the oldest arguments in the history of psychology. There have been many difference of opinion for many centuries about whether nature or nurture has a stronger effect on infants and toddler development from researchers. Nature is characteristic traits from birth …show more content…
Jean Piaget who developed the theory of cognitive development believe that just organisms adapt to their own environment at their physical level. Theorist John B. Watson believed that individuals could be taught to do and come to be whatever they want to be, regardless of their inherited experience. Many other theorists implicit that children turn out to be whatever their environment shapes them to become. Nativists argues that the characteristics of an individual as a whole are a product evolution, and that individual differences are due to each person’s unique genetic code. Characteristics and differences that are not seen at birth, but will emerge later in their life, are looked at as the product of maturation. It is stated that “From this point of view (Nurture) psychological characteristics and behavioural differences that emerge through infancy and childhood are the result of learning. It is how you are brought up (nurture) that governs the psychologically significant aspects of child development and the concept of maturation applies only to the …show more content…
The child's experiences are the stimulation that sparks the activity between axons and dendrites and creates synapses” (Sara Gable,2001). Therefore, we can say that nature partner is nurture, the environment surroundings that influence infants and toddler’s development. Babies understandings in their environment will affect all aspects of their being, from their healthiness to the interest of their minds. Nurture affects baby’s development through physically nutrition, activity. In a good environmental support can children thrive. It is stated that “Babies are born to learn. They are remarkable learning instruments; their brains make them
Developmental Psychology: From Infancy to Development
By Fiona White, David Livesey, Brett Hayes
Early Childhood Education Today, 13th Edition
By George S. Morrison
• Like
• Download
Theresa Lowry-Lehnen
, Lecturer of Psychology and Health and Social Science. Teacher of Science (QTS, H.Dip.Ed, M.Ed.). Nurse Practitioner.
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Introduction
Doniesha Watkins
American Public University
CHFD 308
Marissa, Baxter
January 31, 2015
Nature vs Nurture debate is one of the oldest arguments in the history of psychology. There have been many difference of opinion for many centuries about whether nature or nurture has a stronger effect on infants and toddler development from researchers. Nature is characteristic traits from birth …show more content…
Jean Piaget who developed the theory of cognitive development believe that just organisms adapt to their own environment at their physical level. Theorist John B. Watson believed that individuals could be taught to do and come to be whatever they want to be, regardless of their inherited experience. Many other theorists implicit that children turn out to be whatever their environment shapes them to become. Nativists argues that the characteristics of an individual as a whole are a product evolution, and that individual differences are due to each person’s unique genetic code. Characteristics and differences that are not seen at birth, but will emerge later in their life, are looked at as the product of maturation. It is stated that “From this point of view (Nurture) psychological characteristics and behavioural differences that emerge through infancy and childhood are the result of learning. It is how you are brought up (nurture) that governs the psychologically significant aspects of child development and the concept of maturation applies only to the …show more content…
The child's experiences are the stimulation that sparks the activity between axons and dendrites and creates synapses” (Sara Gable,2001). Therefore, we can say that nature partner is nurture, the environment surroundings that influence infants and toddler’s development. Babies understandings in their environment will affect all aspects of their being, from their healthiness to the interest of their minds. Nurture affects baby’s development through physically nutrition, activity. In a good environmental support can children thrive. It is stated that “Babies are born to learn. They are remarkable learning instruments; their brains make them