Personal Stance on The Three Basic Issues of Human Development Discussion

YOU MUST DO ONE (1) OF THESE TWO CHOICES:

CHOICE ONE:

What Is Your Stance on the Three Basic Issues of Human Development?

The following four pairs of statements relate to basic issues about human development. Read each statement carefully. Then select the statement in each pair that more closely reflects your own view.

1. A. Development is a continuous, gradual progression, with new abilities, skills, and knowledge gradually added at a relatively uniform pace.

B. Development occurs at different rates, alternating between periods of little change and periods of abrupt, rapid change.

2. A. All humans follow the same general sequence of development.

B. Each individual has a unique course of development.

3. A. Children respond to the world in much the same way as adults. The main difference is that children’s thinking is less sophisticated and complex than adults’.

B. Children have unique ways of thinking about and responding to the world that are very different from those of adults.

4. A. An individual’s personality is mostly determined by heredity.

B. An individual’s personality can be modified through caregiving experiences.

What is your stance on these basic issues of human development? Which theories take a stance similar to yours? If you had to choose a theory that best represents your own view of development, would you choose a single theory or would you select certain components of several theories? What aspects of your chosen theory (or theories) make it more attractive than the others?

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CHOICE TWO:

Developmental Event Report: Reflect on a developmental event in your life and relate that event to at least three (3) developmental theories covered in your text. Your paper should be no more than two (2) pages, covering the areas listed above.