Development of Individual Differences

Series: Psychology Series

Duration: 14

Year Published: 1957

Creator: McGraw-Hill Films

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: This educational film explores the complex interplay between heredity and environment in the development of individual human behavior. While acknowledging that physical traits and biological limits are inherited, the narrative argues that the vast differences in human personality, interests, and social behavior are primarily the result of environmental influences. Through the case study of two brothers, Tommy and Jimmy, the film demonstrates that even siblings raised in the same home experience different environments based on birth order, parental expectations, and social interactions. Furthermore, it illustrates how parental habits, cultural values, and social "expectancy" shape a child's identity, concluding that while heredity sets the broad physical boundaries of what a human can do, the environment determines the specific path, skills, and personality a person develops throughout their life. ### Keywords psychology, heredity, environment, human development, personality, nature versus nurture, family dynamics, social conditioning, behaviorism, upbringing, childhood development, social expectancy

Complete Record: Illustrates the relative influence of heredity and environment upon behavior and shows how family resemblances in behavior are handed on from generation to generation.

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