Issues and debates - nature vs nurture

Question 1

What does nature refer to

Answer 1

Behaviour is a result of our physiological and biological characteristics

Question 2

What does nurture refer to

Answer 2

Behaviour is driven as a result of environmental factors

Question 3

What does the interactionist approach suggest

Answer 3

Both influence behaviour, such as having genetic predispositions moderated by environmental influences

Question 4

What are the factors that make the relative importance of determining behaviour

Answer 4

Heredity
Environment

Question 5

What does heredity refer to

Answer 5

Genetic transmission of mental and physical characteristics from one generation to another

Question 6

What does environment refer to

Answer 6

Any influence on human behaviour is non - genetic, e.g parental, cultural and historic influences

Question 7

What are the 2 components of the interactionist approach

Answer 7

Diathesis stress
Epigenetics

Question 8

What is the diathesis stress as part of the interactionist approach

Answer 8

Models of mental illness which emphasise the interaction between N+N are often the most persuasive

Question 9

What is epigenetics as part of the interactionist approach

Answer 9

Change in genetic activity without changing genetic code. Environment determines which genes are important, which is passed on to future generations