The Nature-Nurture Debate 0.0 / 5 ? PsychologyIssues and DebatesNature-Nurture DebateA2/A-levelAQA Created by: Delta_Created on: 04-10-17 11:43 4673215 Across 1. Behaviour that is inherited. Any ability that is determined by genes, including those that appear through maturation. (6) 5. Any influence on behaviour that is non-genetic, ranging from pre-natal influences in the womb to cultural and historical influences at a societal level. (11) 6. The question of whether behaviour is determined more by nature or nurture. (6, 7, 6) Down 2. Behaviour that is acquired through experience, by interactions with the physical and social environment. (7) 3. Consists of DNA strands, and is passed to offspring. Has the 'instructions' for general and specific physical features of an organism (eye colour and brain structure). These features may impact physiological features (such as intelligence). (5) 4. The genetic transmission of mental and physical characteristics from one generation to another. (8) 7. States that the only source of knowledge comes through our senses – e.g. sight, hearing etc. (10)
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