nature v nurture

Question 1

what is the nature-nurture debate concerned with?

Answer 1

the nature-nurture debate is concerned with the extent to which aspects of behaviour are a product of inherited or acquired characteristics.

Question 2

what is nature?

Answer 2

Nature refers to all of the genes and hereditary factors that influence who we are

Question 3

which nativist argued that human characteristics are innate; the result of heredity ?

Answer 3

Descartes (1596-1650)

Question 4

what is heredity?

Answer 4

heredity is the genetic transmission of mental and physical characteristics that are passed from 1 generation to another.

Question 5

what is heredity coefficient?

Answer 5

heredity coefficient is used to assess heredity. It is a numerical value that ranges from 0 - 1,0 which indicates the extent to which a characteristic has a genetic basis (the value of 1 meaning that it is genetically determined).

Question 6

what is heredity coefficient?

Answer 6

heredity coefficient is used to assess heredity. It is a numerical value that ranges from 0 - 1,0 which indicates the extent to which a characteristic has a genetic basis (the value of 1 meaning that it is genetically determined).