8. The Nature-Nurture Debate AO3 Flashcards
Name two strengths of the nature-nurture debate
- Interaction may have real world application
2. Related to other debates
Name a strength of the nature-nurture debate
Relates to other debates
Explain how the nature-nurture debate relates to other debates
A strong commitment to either nature or nurture corresponds to a belief in hard determinism
What do nativists and empiricist suggest about nature-nurture
Nativists suggest anatomy is destiny
Empiricists suggest interaction with environmental is all
What do nativists and empiricists suggestions mean for supporting the debate
Their beliefs equate to biological determinism and environmental determinism- shows links to other debates
Name a limitation of the nature-nurture debate
Confounding factors of unshared environments
Explain how confounding factors of unshared environments is an issue for the debate
Research that dries to ‘tease out’ environmental influences is complicated by the fact even siblings are raised in the same family won’t have identical upbringings - shared and unshared environments
Name a second strength of the nature-nurture debate
Interaction may have real world application
Explain how interaction may have real world application
Extreme beliefs in the influence of nature or nurture may have negative implications for how we view human behaviour - nativists suggest genes determine behaviour and characteristics - led to controversy
What is the main benefit of real-world applications
Recognising human behaviour is both Nature and nurture is a more reasonable way to approach the study and management of behaviour
What do unshared environments suggest for the nature-nurture debate
Would explain why the findings that even MZ twins don’t have perfect concordance rates when raised together
