nature / nurture

Question 1

what does the nature side mean

Answer 1

human charcateristics are innate
heritable and as a result of our genes
psychological factors are determined by biological factors

Question 2

what does the nurture side mean

Answer 2

humans are a blank slate and believe that the mind os shaped by trial and error interactions with the environment
can be pre or post natal

Question 3

example of nature side

Answer 3

mechanism of sleep

Question 4

example of nurture

Answer 4

social learning theory

Question 5

what is relative importance

Answer 5

the varying degree in which nature or nurture affects our behaviour
more interested in how nature and nurture interact

Question 6

what are the 4 ways to measure the contributions of nature nurture

Answer 6

concordance
heritability
twin studies
adoption studies

Question 7

what is concordance

Answer 7

the degree to which two people are similar on a particular trait

Question 8

what is heritability

Answer 8

proportion of differences between individuals in a population with regards to a particular trait due to genes
0.01-1

Question 9

what is twin studies

Answer 9

MZ (100% of genes shared)
DZ (50% of genes shared)
so likelyhood of MZ to share traits is likely

Question 10

what are adoption studies

Answer 10

whether a child behaviour is like adopted parent or biological