Teaching CTET (Paper 1 & Paper 2) Mock Test Series 2025 Child Development and Pedagogy Individual Differences Understanding of Individual Differences
An individual with “short” height genes, even if he/she is in a very good nutritional environment, will never be able to be taller than average. This shows that:
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the role of the environment is almost fixed, whereas the impact of heredity can be altered
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how a person will develop depends on the heredity but how far a person can develop depends on environment
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genes set the limit and within that limit the environment influences development.
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heredity set the limit and within that limit the genes influences development.