Lifespan Development: Interaction Of Heredity And Environmental Factors Flashcards
What are the modern views of psychologists on the nature vs nurture debate?
More focus on how both heredity and environment factors influence behaviours and mental processes
Heredity is the base, can build upon using environment factors
Define: heredity
Transmission of characteristics from biological parents to their offspring via genes at the time of conception
Define: environment
All experiences, objects and events which we are exposed to throughout our lifetime
Provide examples of heredity (nature) factors
Physical development: blood type, brain chemistry, eye/hair colour, body shape, susceptibility to physical illnesses/disorders
Psychological development: intelligence of personality, onset of psychological illnesses/disorders eg. Schizophrenia
Provide examples of environmental (nurture) factors
Siblings, how you were raised, friendship groups, education, religion
Define: nature vs nurture
The relative influence of heredity and environment on development of behaviour and mental processes
