Correct Answer - Option 1 : Genetic factor
Development refers to qualitative changes in an individual such as a change in personality or other mental and emotional aspects. The process of development continues even after the individual has attained physical maturity (growth). The individual continuously changes as he/she interacts with the environment.
- There are many factors that affect a child's development such as Genetic factors, Environmental factors (nurturing), Psychological factors, and Emotional factors.
- While each factor has a weightage in the development, A person who is a strong believer of the nurturing factor may disregard genetic factor as a prominent influencer in child development as genetically induced characteristics can be altered by significant nurturing.
- It provides the basis for the development of human personality. Genetic factors are what a person is born with. It is a specific combination of genes we inherit and is shown in characteristics like height and certain habits.
- Environmental factors (nurturing) refer to the circumstances in which an individual lives. Child's immediate environment strongly influence their personality and intelligence.
- Heredity places a limit on IQ and the environment determines the numeric position of IQ within these limits. The role of the prenatal environment on the development of the child is well known and has been demonstrated through various experiments.
Thus, it is concluded that if a person believes that nurturing strongly influences the development of his child, he would not agree with the importance of the genetic factors.
