EDUC205 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Heredity, Wiht
18 Feb 2018
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Contributes to common human traits and individual differences learning to walk, understand language, imitate others. Heredity affects child only as much as they let it. Temperaments= ways of responding to emotional events: nurture= environmental conditions. Affects through multiple channels physically(nutritions),activites,stress,socially: maturation= genetically guided changes that occur over the course of development, biological factors are ultimately responsible for growth. Children even help to create environments that intensify their genetic tendencies. As children get older they become increasingly able to seek stimulation that suits their tendencies: universality= developmental change that occur in just about everyone, diversity= highly individual. Qualitative change= dramatic changes in the essence or underlying structures of a characteristic. Quantitative change= gradual process of change small additions. **nurture matters: child act in very different ways as they grow up. Early childhood (2-6 years: language and communication skills develop rapidly, high levels of energy, like to try new roles, caregivers: channel the energy with gentle guidance, need free time, encourage activities.
