Nature-Nurture Debate Flashcards
1
Q
What is the nature debate?
A
- Innate characteristics causes behaviours
- Behaviour determined by biology
- Inherited characteristics
2
Q
What is heritability coefficient?
A
Used to assess heredity (score of 1.0 suggests 100% genetically determined)
3
Q
What can be used to see if herotability coefficient?
A
- Adoption studies
- Twin studies
4
Q
What is the nurture debate?
A
Behaviour determined by environment
5
Q
Which debate is a deterministic view nature or nurture?
A
-Nature
AND
-Nurture
6
Q
What is interactionism?
A
Focus of the debate on the relative contribution of each influence
7
Q
What is the diathesis-stress model relating to mental disorders?
A
Mental disorders is caused by a biological vulnerability which is expressed due to an environmental trigger
