All psychological theories of human development deal with ce

All psychological theories of human development deal with certain assumptions about key developmental issues. These key issues include \"nature vs. nurture,\" and \"human nature as good vs. bad,\" as well as _________ and _________.

Question 6 options:

Cross-cultural universality versus context specificity; incremental/continuous development versus development in discontinuous stages.

Infant as a blank slate versus the infant \"coming with stuff\"; adult as good due to social constraints or evil due to selfish instincts.

The nature of environmental stimulus versus an organism\'s responses; conditioned versus unconditioned responses.

Individual existence versus personal stages of growth; collective everyday life versus historic ages of cultural evolution.

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Solution

Most of the psychological theories of human development are based upon the key concepts of nature vs nurture, human nature as good vs. bad and the psycho-social interaction/response of the individual to stimuli.

Although the facts of nature vs nurture and human nature as good vs bad can be realised in general terms, the response on an individual to its socio-psychological environemnt is a direct consequence of its physical, phsyiological and psychological health along with its learnings and past experiences. In most of the cases, the stimuli originate from the cultural specificities of the individual in the geographical area it resides. It is also directly affected by personal choices/likes and dislikes of the individuals and are influenced by the general practices followed by other individuals of the same poppulation group. Gradually, these socio-cultural stimuli help in continuous growth of the individual across different stages of developement and depend upon the personal perspective of the individual towards these practices.

Together, these assumptions help in building an individual hence a society which contributes towards development of human race gradually with time.

Thus, the choice 1 is most appropriate.