Nature vs Nurture Flashcards
1
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Nature
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behaviour as a product of innte genetic factors
2
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nurture
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behaaviour as a result of environmental factors
3
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nature vs nurture
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refers to the relative contribution of genetic and environmental factors to behaviour
4
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interactionist approach
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behaviour as a product of genetic and environmental influences working to gether
5
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2 examples of the interactionist approach
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- diathesis-stress model
- epigenetics
6
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diathesis-stress model
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people inherit a vulnerability a behaviour/disorder, but it’s only expressed if exposed to environmental triggers
7
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epigenetics
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change in our genetic activity, due to our environment, withought changing genes themselves
