BTEC Health and Social Care-Lesley Taylor

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What does Nature mean? 
Relates to genetic inheritance and biological factors
What does Nurture mean? 
Influence of external factors that occur after conception. It mainly considers social and environmental factors.
What does Nativism mean? 
This is when someone believes that the influence of development is INNATE. That children have inherited skills, abilities and behaviours.
What does Nature versus Nurture mean?  
Some theories believe that there is cause to mix the 2 theories and suggest that behaviours. Children will learn in stages, however they can be helped throughout the stages to develop new concepts.
What does Empiricism or Behaviourism mean? 
This is when someone believes that a person’s behaviour is solely influenced by their environment and nurturing.
What traits do individuals have that are definitely passed down genetically for Nature? 
Eye colour, blood type, height, hair colour.
What behaviours do we learn from our environment, upbringing and life experiences for Nurture? 
Social behaviours, Emotional responses, Values and beliefs and Attitudes and perspectives.
Nature Theory: Gesell's Maturation Theory  
Gesell based theory around the idea that development is genetically inherited (there from birth) and that development is a biological process.
Children follow the same orderly sequence in their development. E.g. learn to roll, crawl, walk. Noting that all children move through the same sequence but in their own time.
From his studies Gesell suggested averages or ‘developmental norms’ or ‘milestones’ for the PIES.
Conclusion: Development is predetermined and the environment has little impact on children.
Nature Theory: Gesell's Maturation Theory Evaluation 
Positives: Still use developed social 'norms' this day.
Study used over a large number of children.
Used new and advanced method for research.
Negatives: Not considered individual/cultural difference.
He believed that 'norms' or 'milestones' were desirable.