Nature Nurture - AO1 Flashcards
What is the second great debate?
The nature nurture debate.
Is every single behaviour due to nature or nurture?
A combination of both.
How many behaviours are the result of just nature or just nature?
Very, very few.
Because of what we know about most behaviours, what attitude should psychology take?
An interactionist one.
Does psychology take an interactionist stance?
No.
What does nature refer to?
Your biology.
Who did Rene Descartes suggest?
That the human soul, when born is equip with an understanding of key concepts such as time.
What are you if you believe that your behaviours are due to biology?
A nativist.
What can help to support that genetic evolutionary evidence for nature?
Twin studies.
What are the two explanations that are examples of nature in research?
Genetic explanation.
Evolutionary explanation.
What is a specific example of a genetic explanation that is an example of nature in research?
Schizophrenia research.
What is a specific example of an evolutionary explanation that is an example of nature in research?
Attachment theories, Bowlby’s there of survival through attachment.
What key word is used to suggest we were born without any innate mechanisms?
Empiricism.
What did John Locke argue?
That we were born as a tabula rasa (blank slate) and experiences write on this slate to form the basis of who we become.
What two approaches today support the empiricist stance?
The behaviourist and learning approach.
What does it mean when someone refers to environment?
Any influence on human behaviour that is non-genetic.
e.g. from pre-natal influences through to cultural and historical influences.
What are the two areas that give evidence for nurture in research?
Behaviourism.
Social learning theory.
What is a specific example of behaviourism giving an example of nurture in research?
Operant/classical conditioning.
Skinner’s rats and Pavlov’s dogs.
What is a specific example of the social learning theory giving evidence of nurture in research?
Aggression learnt through various reinforcement.
Bandura’s bob doll study.
