nature vs nurture

Question 1

what is nature?

Answer 1

the view that behaviour is a product of genetic or innate biological factors that are a product of evolution

Question 2

what is hereditary?

Answer 2

the process in which physical and psychological traits are genetically passed down from one generation to the next

Question 3

what are examples of the nature debate?

Answer 3

attachment-bowlby
schizophrenia- family, twin and adoption studies

Question 4

bowlbly-nature

Answer 4

bowlby suggested children come into the world biologically programmed to form attachments to help them survive- naturally selected and hereditary
drive reduction

Question 5

schizophrenia and nature

Answer 5

gottesman- pooled the results for around 49 family studies- found the risk increases 46% for those with parents with schizophrenia-emphasises the importance of the contribution of genetics on behaviour- evidence for nature

Question 6

what is nurture

Answer 6

nurture us the veiw that behaviour is a product of environmental influences-people, events and physical world
born with a tabula rasa- behaviourist

Question 7

examples of nurture in attachment and SZ

Answer 7

learning theory of attachment
family dysfunction sz- bounce bond theory