Unit 1- Acquiring culture- nature/nurture debate

Question 1

What are the 4 arguments for nature?

Answer 1

researchers from Finland, IQ scores by Plomin,1988, the jim twins, oskar stohr and jack yufe

Question 2

What are the 4 arguments for nurture?

Answer 2

geinie weily, watson&raynor,1920, zimbardostandford prison experiment, rochom p’ingien

Question 3

the jim twins (nature)

Answer 3

• had many strange similarities despite not having any communication
• eg. habits and interests
• There was a 500,000 in 1 chance of this

Question 4

researchers from Finland (nature)

Answer 4

• found that there was a genetic similarity between prisoners who fit under ‘extremely violent offender’ known as ‘warrior genes’

Question 5

Oskar Stohr & Jack Yufe (nature)

Answer 5

• identical twins who were separated not long after birth
• even though they were raised differently and apart they stilled had a lot of similarities between them

Question 6

Geinie Wiley (nurture)

Answer 6

• was never socialized
• she was unable to do things that we assume are automatic or instinct such as walking, siting and chewing
• these may actually be taught the same as language and skills

Question 7

Rochom P’ingien (nurture)

Answer 7

• disappeared at her home at the age of 8 and had therefore completed her primary socialization
• returned at the age of 20 after no contact with humans lacking basic human skills such as the ability to talk, she preferred to crawl than walk
• could not adjust back into human society
• shows that humans require socialization throughout their whole life and not just primary socialization

Question 8

Watson & Raynor, 1920 - little albert (nurture)

Answer 8

• little Albert showed no reaction or response to anything
• He was shown a rat but every time that he reached for it a piece of steel was hit
• the next time he saw a rat he started crying and crawling away quickly
• a month later he had a fear of all stimuli

Question 9

Zimbardo standford prison experiment (nurture)

Answer 9

• a simulation prison was built in the basement of Stanford university psychology building
• some student were prisoners and some were guards
• the guards became verbally and physically aggressive whilst the prisoners showed signs of depression, acute anxiety, crying and rage

Question 10

IQ scores polmin, 1988 (nature)

Answer 10

• did a study on non identical and identical twins, together and apart and found that genetics are responsible for 68% of IQ variation