Adoption studies Flashcards
(4 cards)
1
Q
what is adoption studies theory
A
the behaviour that even if the child is adopted they are more likely to take their biological parents behaviours rather than adoptive
2
Q
who made adoption studies theory
A
Mednick + Hutching
3
Q
2 strengths of adoption studies
A
-studies between M+H showed a link between offspring who are adopted and their biological parents
-allows seperation of genetic and environmental factors
4
Q
2 weakness of adoption theories
A
-data about bio parents may be kept confidential
-other adopted children may already be influenced by their bio parents
