Issues and Debates - Nature vs Nurture Flashcards
Nature debate
The view that behaviour is the product of innate biological and genetic factors
What are behaviour traits according to the nature debate?
Behaviour traits are hereditary
Nurture debate
The view that behaviour is the product of environmental factoras
What debate believes that both nature and nurture work together to shape human behaviour?
Interactionist
Examples of theories that take nature side of the debate
Bowlby’s monotropic theory of attachment
Biological approach (hormones, neurotransmitters and genes)
Forensics
Examples of theories that take nurture side of the debate
Social Learning Theory
Learning explanation of attachment
Behaviourist approach
Why does the interactionist approach have higher validity than the other side of the argument?
Because it doesn’t isolate any one factor
Example of interactionism: twin studies
Twin studies never had a 100% concordance rate. If our behaviour was purely to do with nature, we would expect both twins to have the condition 100% of the time
Example of interactionism: psychodynamic approach
Psychosexual stages suggest that behaviour is purely based on nature, however environmental factors also play a part in shaping when the stages occur
Example of interactionism: cognitive approach
States that schema shape how we see our environment, however mental framework is also said to be a key factor
Example of interactionism: biopsychology
States that nature mainly shapes our behaviour, however plasticity also refers to our brains adapting and changing due to the environment