nature vs nurture

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Nature vs nurture
Innate influences are referred to as nature whereas environmental or extraneous influences are referred to as nurture. Nature refers to things like genes and DNA. and nurture refers to things like interactions with other people and interactions with the r
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Examples of the influence of nature
Genetic explanations
Family, twin and adoption studies prove that the closer the individuals are genetically the more likely that the both of them are going to develop the same behaviours. For example the coordinance rate of a mental disorder like schizophrenia is about 40% f
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Examples of the influence of nature
Evolutionary explanations
any evolutionary explanation is based on the principle that a behaviour or characteristic that promotes survival and reproduction will be naturally selected. This is because characteristics are adaptive and thus characteristics will be passed down between
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Examples of the influence of nurture
Behaviourism
Behaviourists believe behaviour can be explained by experiences alone
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Examples of the influence of nurture
Social learning theory
Bandura's view was less extreme, and he proposed that behaviour is acquired and reinforced through watching and learning from other people.
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Evaluation points
Nature and nurture cannot be separated:
Both contribute to explaining someone's behaviour, sameway width and length of a rectangle both contribute to the area of it.
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Evaluation points
Diathesis - stress
A diathesis is a biological vulnerability, such as being born with certain genes that causes someone to develop an order. Not everyone with the genes develops the disorder. If it is found out early a diet can be given to the person that prevents them from
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Evaluation points
Nature affects nurture
A child who is more aggressive genetically may provoke a response from others that is also aggressive therefore that becomes part of their environment and that becomes nature and nurture.
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