Instruction
In your reading this week of Chapters 1 and 2, the following topics were covered:
Chapter 1: Organizing Themes in Development
Chapter 2: Heredity, Environment and the Beginnings of Human Life/Epigenesis and the Brain
For this week's discussion forum, respond to the following discussion questions:
As we begin to look at stages of development consider all the following; physical development, social/cultural, environmental, occupational, spiritual, intellectual, and emotional across the lifespan, what environmental influences could affect human development?
Compare and contrast stage, incremental, and multidimensional models of development. What specific contributions does each perspective make to our knowledge of human development?
Initial Post: You should make sure your initial post thoroughly addresses all parts of the assignment. Your comments should be clearly and concisely stated, demonstrating that the content was appropriately reviewed and synthesized. You should be sure to cite your points using the text, learning resources, and other scholarly literature to support your discussion. You may contribute to the discussion by building on examples or providing your own in relation to their main discussion post. Please limit the use of direct quotes in your discussion postings. You must use appropriate APA citations and references.
Peer and/or Instructor Response: To be eligible to receive full credit for your discussion board participation, you must respond to at least 3 individuals (peers and/or instructor) with substantive responses and support these responses with references when needed. In order to create a continuous scholarly interaction, your peer/instructor responses must occur on separate days (at least 3) throughout the week. Please note that your peer responses can occur prior to your primary response to the discussion board prompt. See the grading rubric for more information.