A subject of important controversy among child psychologists in recent times has been the role in a child’s development of “nature, ” that is, what the child has inherited, and“ nurture, ” the rearing and training it has received.
Nüüdisaja lastepsühholoogide seas on tõusnud tähtsaks vaidlusküsimuseks see, millist osa etendab lapse arengus pärilikkus, millist osa kasvatus.