We learned in our text that, according to Bandura, children have an active role in their own development by means of reciprocal determinism (Siegler, DeLoache, Eisenberg & Saffran, 2014, p. 354). The main idea behind reciprocal determinism is that each person has their own individual traits that effect the way they behave and interact with the world, this in turn influences how the surrounding worlds treats them.
In the world of bioecological theory, our environment consists of a series of structures that are all connected or encapsulated (Siegler et al., 2014, p. 366). These structures known as the microsystem, mesosystem, ecosystems, and macrosystem, and chronosystsm, all influence our development (Siegler et al., 2014, p. 220). Within the microsystem (or our closet familial interactions) reciprocal determinism is at work from the time we are born. Our unique traits and characteristics influence the world around us and our temperament can affect how our parents and others treat us. This, in turn, further influences our continuing growth, behavior and personality formation. It is through play, and interactions with others in our closest …show more content…
They discovered that the way in which an individual adapts within their microsystem and mesosystem can play a role in how they are perceived at the macrosystem level (Sternberg & Grigorenko, 2001). For example, if an individual is of average or high intelligence yet cannot adapt to the school environment due to self-esteem issues or due to a developmental disorder, this person will have more difficulty navigating the macrosystem throughout his or her lifetime (Sternberg & Grigorenko, 2001). It is interesting to consider that the way we interact with our environments can heavily influence our development as children and potentially our life
In the world of bioecological theory, our environment consists of a series of structures that are all connected or encapsulated (Siegler et al., 2014, p. 366). These structures known as the microsystem, mesosystem, ecosystems, and macrosystem, and chronosystsm, all influence our development (Siegler et al., 2014, p. 220). Within the microsystem (or our closet familial interactions) reciprocal determinism is at work from the time we are born. Our unique traits and characteristics influence the world around us and our temperament can affect how our parents and others treat us. This, in turn, further influences our continuing growth, behavior and personality formation. It is through play, and interactions with others in our closest …show more content…
They discovered that the way in which an individual adapts within their microsystem and mesosystem can play a role in how they are perceived at the macrosystem level (Sternberg & Grigorenko, 2001). For example, if an individual is of average or high intelligence yet cannot adapt to the school environment due to self-esteem issues or due to a developmental disorder, this person will have more difficulty navigating the macrosystem throughout his or her lifetime (Sternberg & Grigorenko, 2001). It is interesting to consider that the way we interact with our environments can heavily influence our development as children and potentially our life