Personality - Nature and Nurture

Question 1

Nature vs Nurture

Answer 1

Freud says personality is a matter of life experience (Nurture)

However, evidence from studies on twins shows that genetics (Nature) plays a huge role in personality

Question 2

Twin Case-Studies

Answer 2

Raised apart identical twins play a role in insights into the role of genetics on personality

Question 3

Adoption Studies

Answer 3

Correlations among various relatives in an adoption study of neuroticism

Mother and biological child .21

Mother and adopted child .12

Biologically related children .28

Adoptively related children .05

Question 4

Birth order

Answer 4

Biology plays a role in who we are

The younger sibling generally have riskier personalities

Older siblings generally are more conscientious

SULLOWAY (1996)

Scientists who were last born siblings were much more likely to adopt radical views (natural selection)