Nature & Nurture Flashcards
What are shared environmental influences?
Nongenetic influences that make individuals living in the same family similar to each other
What are nonshared environmental influences?
Nongenetic influences in individuals lives that make them different from people they live with
What is the diathesis-stress model?
problems are the result of an interaction between a preexisting condition and exposure to stress in the environment
What is the differential susceptibility theory?
The same genetic tendencies that make an individual especially susceptible to develop problems when exposed to adverse environmental influences also make them especially likely to thrive when exposed to positive environmental influences
T or F: Teens are less likely than children to actually experience their parents’ divorce at the time is is occurring
true
T or F: financial strain cannot cause disruptions in parenting
false: it does strain
How does poverty affect parenting?
it makes parenting harsher, more depressed, less involved, less consistent.
T or F: teens do not benefit from parental monitoring but do thrive under excessive control
false, its the opposite
T or F: Children are more affected by marital conflict when they are aware from it
True
What does hostile marital conflict lead to?
- adolescent emotional insecurity which leads to behavior problems
How does time spent with the fathers change after divorce?
often decreases rapidly after divorce
- children who have regular contact with their fathers have fewer problems
What is financial support from fathers associated with?
-less problem behavior
- higher academic achievement
Do boys or girls struggle more following the divorce?
boys
What are sleeper effects?
Problems that do not arise until a later development stage
