Genetic and Environmental Influences PLAN

• Genetic influence 

-nature

-any ability determined by genes 

twin/ adoption studies 

• Approaches in psychology 

-help us see the balance 

-cognitive/ psychodymanic interactionist 

-biological nature

-behaviourist nurture 

• Behaviourist 

-due to learning 

-classical conditioning 

• Biological approach 

-due to genetics 

-concordance rates in twins 

• problems 

-behaviourists ignore genetics

-biological ignore environment

• Psychodynamic approach 

-inate drives (libido)

-freud never mentioned genes (electra/ oedipus)

-childhood events

-lack evidence 

• Bennett-Levy and Martaeu 

-evolutionary theory 

-phobia animals explained through natural selection

-increased…