Correct Answer - Option 1 : incorrect, since there have been several researches to prove that environment can have a major influence on development
Some of the factors which might contribute to individual growth and development may include genetic makeup, constitutional factors such as health and energy, the environment of the home and school, etc.
Environmental factors do play any role in shaping an individual since the growth of each individual is determined by his genetic makeup.
Both genetic and environmental factors influence human growth and development. Every child acquires his genetic potential for a particular adult size and shape from his parents and realizes this potential when the environment supports the genetic model that regulates development.
- However, the ability of environmental influences to alter genetic potential depends on several factors including the time at which they occur; the strength, duration, and frequency of their occurrence, and the age and gender of the child.
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Growth is a product of continuous and complex interaction of heredity and environment. A considerable proportion of the mean differences in body size between the populations being observed are due to the effects of environmental conditions. Some of the differences between individuals within populations are also due to differences in environment.
- When environmental conditions improve the size of the child also improves. Many environmental factors influence the rate of growth but most of them hinge upon the level of nutrition besides infections from disease, socio-economic level, and family size, urbanization, climate, and seasonal effects, and psychosocial stress.
Hence, we can conclude that the above statement is not correct since there have been several types of research to prove that environment can have a major influence on development.
