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Controversial Issues regarding development

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Controversial Issues regarding development

Nature vs. Nurture
Argument: Is human development influenced more by experiences (Nurture's position) or by the genetic endowment that is inherited from our biological parents(Nature's position)

Nurture's Argument

At birth the human mind is like a blank slate (tabula rasa) We are shaped by nurturing care and environmental influences that impact us.

Nature's Argument

Development is an unfolding process guided by preprogrammed genetic information. Development is seen as predictable, predetermined unfolding of inherited traits and abilities.

Discontinuity or Stage Theories

Agrue that development progresses through a series of stages. Each stage involves a specific task. One the stage is completed the child moves on to the next stage.

Continuity Theories

Suggest that development is best described as a steady growth process. Developmental change is described as occurring in small steps or increments.