Finally,Bronfenbrenner's theory is important as a way of capturing how people make sense of their circumstances and how their understanding influences their behavior. You have probably been in a situation where a number of people reacted differently to the same experience. How each person perceived that situation-based on his or her personal history, expectations, feelings, and so forth-determined how he or she behaved. When studying development. It is important to remember not only that different people see things differently but also that the same person-as she or he develops cognitively, and psychosocially-may see the same phenomenon differently throughout the life span. For example, a person will probably have very different reactions to a film about war if he or sees the film both before and having participated in a real war.