Perspective PaperINTRODUCTIONParents and scientists are looking for a more robust way to determine how to raise the children of the next generation. The web article From Neurons to Neighborhoods describes ten essential concepts necessary for healthy human development. The research and theories from KS Berger's textbook, Developing Person Through the Life Span, can be applied to the ten core concepts. This article will expand on six of the ten concepts, including how a person progresses through the nature-nurture phenomenon, cultural influences, self-regulation, relationship building, uniqueness, and vulnerability to risks and influences. The following scientific research and theories will be used to help validate the currency of concepts, including Pavlov, Skinner, Vygotsky, Piaget, Erikson, Freud, and Maslow. HUMAN DEVELOPMENT SHAPED BY BIOLOGY AND EXPERIENCE The first basic concept suggested by the web article describes human development. formed from the interaction of biology and an individual's experience. Early scientists in this particular field created testable hypotheses to understand the dynamic interaction between nature-nurture phenomenon. Research on behaviorism by Nobel laureate Ivan Pavlov and North American scientist B.F. Skinner contains principles of classical and operant conditioning that may help to further explain this occurrence. Pavlovian classical conditioning is a learning process in which a substantial stimulus is connected to a common stimulus; therefore, the importance of common stimuli is reinforced (Berger, 2011, 40). There are two necessary parts of classical conditioning that relate to the first central concept of nature-nurture development. The first concerns biology. Pavlov...... middle of paper ......celebration and respect. Developing individuals remain at risk because culture takes advantage of their non-physiological needs. CONCLUSIONIn summary, human development is not limited exclusively to a single training. The complexity of human biology, combined with different living and social environments, creates a multitude of ways to determine how to raise a child. A child's mentor must assess what is best for the child and listen to their opinions in order to achieve a stable enough foundation to learn to be aware of and avoid risks, thereby allowing more opportunities to thrive . Works Cited Berger, KS (2011). The developing person throughout his life. (Eighth edition). WorthPublishers. Shonkoff, J. and Phillips, D. (Eds.). (2001). From neurons to neighborhoods: the science of early childhood development. Washington, DC: National Academy Press.