What shapes Human Behaviour? Nurture vs Nature Flashcards
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what shapes Human behaviour? (anthro)
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- genes are programmed at birth to initiate all stages of physical, mental, and emotional development
environmental factors
acclimation adjustments: reverisble psychological changes due to environmental stress
behavioural adjustments: cultural responses to environmental stresses (wearing warm clothing in cold environments)
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what shapes Human behaviour? (psych and socio)
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- nurture is referred to as socialization
- life long process
3
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nurture experiment (child genius)
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- can you raise a child to be a genius by creating a very stimulating environment?
- in 1952, Arron Stern decided to raise his daughter into a genius
- she progressed in school very quickly
- started college at 12
- had a ph.d and scored 200 on an IQ test
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nurture experiment (sex change)
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- David Reimer (originally named Bruce) was circumcised at 8 months
- penis was destroyed so the doctors reassigned his sex and named him Brenda
- acted like a guy and felt uncomfortable being a girl
- Brenda became David when he found out
- got married and had kids
- himself and his twin brother committed suicide
