Nature vs nurture Flashcards
Who supports the nurture debate
Locke- believes were born with a clean slate = shaped by experience+ environmental factors
Who supports nature debate
Descartes- believes human characteristics are innate= determined by genetics
What is interactionist approach
Both nature and nurture are interlinked
Both play a role in how humans interact
Diathesis stress model of mental illness- suggest that psychopathology is cause by biological vulnerability triggered by environment
Con of NVN
Nativism - claim all human characteristics are linked to genes - created controversy as it attempts to linked race to genetics+ intelligence + application of eugenics policies
Genotype environment interaction- Scarr + Mcarney = Three types
-evocative+ active= suggest complex rs between both of them
Pro of NVN
Nurture supports shared+ unshared environment by Dunn + Plomin
- Sibling experience life differently= monozygotic twins dont have have perfect concordance rate
What is epigenetics
Change in genetic activity without changing genetic code
Experiment for epigenetics
Dias + Ressler gave rats a shock which produced a fear response
The rats kids also feared the smell although they weren’t exposed to it
What is heritability coefficient
to what extent a characteristic has a genetic basis
How does epigenetics work
Interactions with enviro leave and epigenetic mark on our DNA-tells our body what genes to ignore/ which to use
