ST. THOMAS DEP2000 2021 January Discussion 1 Latest

DEP2000 HUMAN GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT

Discussion 1

Question - There are several main issues in human development that are subject to controversy.

Some researchers maintain for example, that nature plays a stronger role in human development than does nurture and vice versa. In responding to the following questions, cite the page numbers from the Kail text and the text edition that you found your answers on.

Describe the nature vs nurture issue regarding human development and be sure to provide at least two brief examples from the text (or another scholarly source such as book or journal) supporting genetics playing a larger role and two examples supporting the environment playing a larger role in human development. You must use different examples than your classmates who have posted before you. An example of nature over nurture could be found in a study that indicated environmental factors had more weight in contributing to alcoholism than genetic factors.

Next, describe at least two major points from two of the theories of human development discussed in the text (i.e., Kohlberg, Gilligan, Piaget, Vygotskty, Freud, Erikson, Skinner, Pavlov, Bandura). Indicate whether each of these theories pay more attention to nature or nurture and why (hint: if it is a stage theory, it is more likely to be aligned with nature and if a non-stage theory, more likely to be aligned with nurture). Cite the page numbers from the text where you drew your information from. You must use different reasons than your classmates who have posted before you.