Controversies in development

Nature vs nurture

Both are correct
who sides on nature
- biological
- neuroscientists
- evolutionary
maturation
- evolutionary psychologist
- biological growth that changes behavior or physical growth
maturation in psychology
- A situation a person deals with at young age that prepares them fir the next
- ex coping with new situations changes the way you deal with new situations
who agrees with nurture
- Behavioral
- developmental
continuity vs discontinuity

does development occur slowly and smooth or in stages
continuity
- behavioralists
- lev vygotsky
lev Vygotsky theories
- zone of proximal development
- sociocultural theory ( Vygotsky said humans develop gradually and continuously)
discontinuity
- piaget, Kohlberg, Gillian, erikson, freud
- distinct stages focus in qualitive changes
stability vs change and psychoanalysts
- freud
- personality traits developed in first 5 years predict adult personality
stability vs change change theorists

personalities are affected by interactions with family, school, etc
stability vs change developmental

energy levels remain consistent social attitudes are more likely to change
longitudinal study
- over long time
- evaluate change throughout time period
lewis terman
- Stanford-binet IQ test
- longest longitudinal study
cross sectional studies
- dif age groups tested at same time
- can be invalid of cohort ( age group) has different life experiences then another group

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