Nature VS Nurture Flashcards
1
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Adoption studies
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researching children that have been adopted, with no genetic similarity to adopted parents. learn about the influences of heredity/environment on psychological development. w: small sample, ethical issues: condidentiallity, privacy, protection from harm
2
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twin studies
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research using identical/fraternal twins.
S: identical twins raised apart to give a strong understanding of both genetic/environmental influences
W: not reflect wider population, can interfere cause/effect relationship, as they tend to placed in similar enviroments it is not an effective way to measure envriromenrtal.
3
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intelligence definition
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the capacity for abstraction, logic, and understanding/awareness can be measured by numbers.
