Posted: December 22nd, 2016

The domains of development

Lena is 10 years old. She lives in an expensive part of town. Her parents are busy with their own lives and do not pay much attention or spend much time with her. In recent months, her grades have gone down and she has started running with a bad crowd. A counselor at her school is looking at all of these aspects of her life in order to find explanations for her development at this point. This broad perspective on Lena s development is an example of:
Nature vs. nurture
The domains of development
Internal models of experience
The ecological approach