The nature / nurture debate

Question 1

What is nature?

Answer 1

Genetic inheritance and biological factors

Question 2

What is nurture?

Answer 2

Social and environmental factors

Question 3

What did gesells maturation theory suggest?

Answer 3

That children go through the same stages of development in the same sequence but at there own pace

Question 4

Which theorist said that the pace an individual develops through the sequences is determined by genetics and internal factors?

Answer 4

Gesells maturation theory

Question 5

What did Gesell say delayed development was due too?

Answer 5

Inheritance and genetics

Question 6

Gesell believed that development was due too what?

Answer 6

Genetics

Question 7

What is a criticism of Gesells theory?

Answer 7

PIagets theory challenges that development is not just due too genetics
Gesells milestones of development are incorrect from more recent research

Question 8

What is the social learning theory?

Answer 8

Bandura emphasizes the importance of modelling, observing, and imitating behaviours and attitudes of other

Question 9

What is the stress diathesis model?

Answer 9

A disorder or behaviour stems from a genetic predispositon vunerability and stress. This is usually caused by life events