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Running Head: 1-2 JOURNAL 1 Nautica Peden Southern New Hampshire University PSY 632 Developmental Psychology Dr. Sal September 20, 2023

Running Head: 1-2 JOURNAL 2 Human development consists of many concepts to help understand the development of individuals at certain periods in their lives. For starters, nature vs. nurture is one of the concepts. Nature refers to genetics being the cause of developmental change, such as an infant taking their first steps. Nurture refers to the environment being the cause of developmental change, such as the physical and social of how you were raised. In order to function individually, nature and nurture are both equally important in contributing to the developmental process. The next concept is continuity vs. discontinuity. According to Kuther, when aspects of development unfold slowly and gradually over time, then that is when continuity presents itself. An example is when children gain knowledge and experience, practice, and get better over time during problem-solving, playing sports, or developing a new hobby. When discontinuity presents itself, a major change is taking place. For children, a major change after a period of time will be starting puberty. “Puberty transforms children’s bodies into more adult-like adolescent bodies” (Kuther, 2024). Although both concepts are important in development, I feel as though continuity is slightly more important. I say this because at this point in life children are like sponges and soak all the knowledge that they possibly can up. Playing sports or picking up certain hobbies are crucial in the development of their personalities. Finally, we have stability vs. change. “Stability theorists believe that personality traits that are present during infancy will carry on throughout an individual's lifespan” (Mcleod, 2023). This means that the experiences you go through as a child aid in shaping your development, personality, and behavior. However, “change theorists believe that family interactions, school experiences, and acculturation modify personalities” (Mcleod, 2023). Since behaviors, thoughts, and emotions are considered malleable of course, they can be easily influenced. For example, you may know a person who is considered an introvert, but as time passes and they go through

Running Head: 1-2 JOURNAL 3 life changes, it is possible for that same introvert to pick up extrovert qualities. I believe that these two traits are both equally important. To me, this is like a cause-and-effect type of deal. Personally, I’m sure that each and every one of us has experienced these themes in different aspects. In the nature vs. nurture aspect, I can say that I was tall in elementary school and very muscular at the time because of my genetics. In the nurture aspect, because I grew up as a military brat, I was shaped to act a certain way due to the type of people I grew up around, and living on the military base, you really couldn’t get in trouble because it would get back to not only your parents but their command as well. In the continuity aspect, my mother always kept me in some type of sport. I am still introverted, but this helped me become extroverted in situations where I needed to be. Of course, in the discontinuity aspect, puberty played a part in developing my adult body. In the stability aspect, I was brought up well and taught to be very respectful, which sticks. Each and every individual should be taught right from wrong, but you make a choice to do wrong. However, in the change aspect, I never let my environment modify my personality.

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Running Head: 1-2 JOURNAL 4 References Kuther, T. L. (2024). Lifespan development in context: A topical approach. SAGE. Mcleod, S., on, U., & 15, J. (2023, June 15). What is developmental psychology? . Simply Psychology. https://www.simplypsychology.org/developmental-psychology.html

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