GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
VYGOTSKY
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Question
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both nature and nurture affect someone’s intelligence
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only nature determines someone’s intelligence
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only nurture determines someone’s intelligence
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Vygotsky emphasised the social and cultural influence of development but at the same time he regarded both nature and nurture to be very important. If we ask, for example, “Is memory capacity inherited or nurtured?” Vygotsky would answer “both”, as he believed that nature and nurture interact with each other.
Detailed explanation-2: -Intelligence is also strongly influenced by the environment. During a child’s development, factors that contribute to intelligence include their home environment and parenting, education and availability of learning resources, and healthcare and nutrition.
Detailed explanation-3: -The majority of research on these topics has confirmed that both nature and nurture have an effect on the development of intelligence. Throughout life, genetics and the environment interact in significant ways in this process. However, the extent to which each has an influence is less clear.
Detailed explanation-4: -Psychologist Francis Galton coined the terms ‘nature versus nurture’ and ‘eugenics’ and believed that intelligence resulted from genetics. Galton also felt that intelligent individuals should be encouraged to marry and have many children, while less intelligent individuals should be discouraged from reproducing.