CAD1501 Assignment 3 Due 31 July 2024

ASSIGNMENT 3

QUESTION 1

Read the following statements carefully. Decide if you agree with the statement (True)
or disagree with the statement (False). Write the reason for your answer in the third
column. Also give the reference from your study guide (Section number, page number)

Statement
True/False
Reason
Reference
Example:
Nurture is a social Section 2.1, p
12
Nurture is a
biological
process that
happens
False
process that differs
between cultures.
according to a
OR
predictable pattern
Nature is a biological
process that
happens according
to a predictable
pattern
5.1 According to True

Piaget, the
development of the
child starts from the
outside and is
directed
to the inside of the
child

Piaget’s theory of
cognitive development
suggests that children’s
development is driven by
their own actions and
interactions with their
environment, not
directed from the outside
in.
Study Unit 2, p.
14

5.2 Maturation
happens according to
set patterns as and
individuality

Gesell’s theory of
maturation states that
development occurs in
fixed sequences and
individual differences
exist in the rate and
Study Unit 5, p.
53