human beings are born of parents. The parents are members of a certain group, culture, and society. Consequently, to a great extent, the human being takes activities from his surroundings. As an individual will adopt the games of the group of which he is part. a.) Instinct Theory b.) Inheritance or Recapitulation Theory c.) Social-contact Theory d.) Self-expression Theory

Declares that human beings have an instinctive tendency to be active at various stages of their lifetime. Therefore, play is something that naturally happens as a matter of growth and development. a.) Instinct Theory b.) Inheritance or Recapitulation Theory c.) Social-contact Theory d.) Self-expression Theory

this theory maintains that the past is the key to play. The play has been passed down from generation to generation from earliest times. Play and games are a part of each individual’s inheritance. Such activities as running, throwing, striking, climbing, leaping, carrying, and jumping have been part of our daily lives for generations.a.) Instinct Theoryb.) Inheritance or Recapitulation Theoryc.) Social-contact Theoryd.) Self-expression Theory

It is the nature’s process of passing on certain physical and mental characteristics from one generation to another and is the development potential one receives from its parents, which may be similar or dissimilar to the parents. a.) Environment b.) Emotion c.) Education d.) Heredity

George Herbert Mead’s theory of social behaviorism asserts that the self is an innate aspect of human nature, rather than something that develops through social interactions.*1 pointTrueFalse

Defining Human Development