Nature Vs Nurture

Question 1

What is nature?

Answer 1

• heredity and genetics passed into offspring

- impact a person’s behaviour patterns

Question 2

What is nurture?

Answer 2

• consists of the environment in which we are raised (society, culture, etc.)
• parental influence; a central influence on a child’s development and behaviour

Question 3

What do twins prove about nature vs nurture?

Answer 3

• when identical twins are brought up apart from one another, they are more similar to each other than two randoms might be
• if these twins were brought up in the same home with the same parents, they are more alike than fraternal twins that are brought up together

Question 4

What are feral children and what do they prove about nature vs nurture?

Answer 4

• children that are raised in isolation and without the essential nurture from a parental figure required to develop
• the brain develops differently; smaller with more dark spaces
• development is extremely delayed in all areas
• feral children prove that genetics gives us a brain but we need to be nurtured to learn how to be human

Question 5

What are critical development periods?

Answer 5

A time in one’s lifespan when one is more sensitive to environmental influences/stimulation then other times during one’s life

Question 6

What is the debate of nature vs nurture?

Answer 6

Examines the influences of genetics/heredity as well as the impact of environment on the development of an individual.