Question

Heredity is described as providing the basis for the development of:

• A. Physical surroundings.
• B. Environmental forces.
• C. Human personality.
• D. Biological potential.

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Human personality.

Role of Heredity and environment on Development

• Heredity is the sum total of the physical and mental characteristics that an individual inherits from his parents.

• These characteristics are transmitted to the person from his parents through gene in the chromosomes.

• Environment is everything other than heredity that influences an individuals growth and development.

• The physical surroundings, education, training, experiences, nourishment and all other situations come under environmental conditions.

• The environment influences an individual all through his life from the period in the womb to his death.

• Development is a product of inheritance and environment.

• Heredity supplies the potential that is acted upon by a dynamic Environment.

• The child develops by using and interacting with his environment biologically determined ways.

• Not only but also heredity environment is the sole factor of the Development of a child both operate concurrently and co – operatively .

• Heredity – is an important factors in the life of an individual

• It provides the basis for the development of human personality.

• Heredity is what a person is born with.

• All the qualities that a child has inherited from the parents is called heredity.

• Environment – Environment includes all aspect of surroundings .

• The environment is everything that affects the individual expect his gene.

• Environment consist of various type of forces like physical, social, moral, economical, political, cultural and emotional forces.

• According to wood – worth both are equally essential in growth and development of the child.

• Individual is the result of multiplication between heredity and environment.