Nature/Nurture debate

Question 1

Nature/nurture debate

Answer 1

Looks at if behaviour comes from inate factors (genes) or from the environment

Question 2

Nature

Answer 2

The idea that behaviour is not learned but is inhereted through genes-associated with the biological approach

Question 3

Nurture

Answer 3

The idea all behaviour comes from or is learned through the environment-associated with behaviourist approaches.

Question 4

Interactionist perspective

Answer 4

-Both environmental and inate factors contribute to behaviour, e.g diathesis stress model

Question 5

Nature-Twin studies

Answer 5

Nature side of the debate is supported by twin studies-concordance rates are established and compared between identical and non identical twins- if concordance rates are high it suggests an inate basis

Question 6

Evaluation of nature

Answer 6

-Concordance rates never 100-suggests environmental influences
+Link between genes and some behaviours, e.g OCD, schizophrenia and depression
-Reductionist
-Better explained by interactionist approaches-diathesis stress model

Question 7

Evaluation of nurture

Answer 7

+Supported by behaviourist studies into conditioning, suggests environmental influences on behaviour-e.g-Little albert-phobias are learned from the environment
-Reductionist-overlooks biology-better explained by diathesis strress model