Nature vs nurture

Question 1

Nature

Answer 1

The idea that our characteristics and behaviour are influenced

Question 2

Nurture

Answer 2

The idea that our characteristics and behaviour are influenced by the environment

Question 3

Can experiences inside the womb affect the brain?

Answer 3

Yes, it can

Question 4

How does a mother smoking affect her baby?

Answer 4

Babies are usually smaller, and also nicotine slows down brain growth

Question 5

How does infection of the mother infect the baby?

Answer 5

If a pregnant woman develops rubella, it can cause brain damage in the foetus?

Question 6

Can brains adopt to external stimuli inside the womb?

Answer 6

Yes, babies can recognise their mother’s voice straight after they are born

Question 7

Is the physical shape and folds of the brain different or the same in identical twins? What does this tell us about brain development?

Answer 7

Different. Identical twins share 100% of their DNA, so it must be that nurture has an effect on the twins.

Question 8

Explain the study with the rats that is linked to brain development

Answer 8

2 conditions.
1: baby rats kept in a cage together with lots of stimulating toys
2: