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What problems do psychologists face when they investigate behaviour through nature or nurture?
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Psychologists often talk of the nature-nurture controversy. What concepts support the nurture over the nature part?
Answer = Tabula rasa- Apex
What is the definition of nature vs nurture pshycologue?
Nature vs nurture is a debate that has gone on for years between psychologists. If you believe in the nature side of things, you believe that we are the way we are because of genetics. If you believe in the nurture side of things, you believe that we are the way we are because of our upbringings.
How do most psychologists view the nature versus nurture debate?
Nature is the behavioral genetics we inherit from our relatives whereas nurture is the values we are given and boundaries set by our parents. Each individually affects the way we behave and interact.
What is Erikson theory on nature vs nurture theory?
Erikson, like Freud, was largely concerned with how personality and behaviour is influenced after birth- not before birth- and especially during childhood. In the mature vs nurture debate Erikson was firmly focused on nurture and experience. This can easily be seen in his stages as they are all linked to relationships.
Psychologists agree that behavior such as curious is generally the result of what?
You may need to rephrase your question. If you are asking how curiosity arises there are three debating fields on how any behaviour arises. Those who believe in nature claim it is the result of innate processes within the body or mind; on the nurture end of the scale are those that argue it is the result of our experiences and how they mold us; smack bang in the middle are interactionists, they believe it is the result of how our experiences affect the innate processes within us. Medical (or biological) and evolutionist Psychologists generally prefer the innate explanation, behavioral and cognitive psychologists prefer nurture but they can all dabble in both or be interactionists. As for curiousity, it could be the result of evolution, we may have needed curiosity in order to discover new lands; or it could be due to the way our brain works that makes us try to discover new things. From birth our parents may make us curious by making us look at new things and introducing us to the phrase "What is that?", thus giving us a means to explore. Or we could have a predisposition to being curious that our parents enhance after birth. However I haven't got a degree in psychology yet, I am speculating from what I know of the general beliefs psychologists adhere to.
Psychologists often talk of the nature-nurture controversy. What concepts support the nurture over the nature part?
Answer = Tabula rasa- Apex
What is the position of most contemporary psychologists on the issue of nature versus nurture?
Most agree that both nature and nurture work together simultaneously. Both Biology and environment affect a person.
What is the definition of nature vs nurture pshycologue?
Nature vs nurture is a debate that has gone on for years between psychologists. If you believe in the nature side of things, you believe that we are the way we are because of genetics. If you believe in the nurture side of things, you believe that we are the way we are because of our upbringings.
How do most psychologists view the nature versus nurture debate?
Nature is the behavioral genetics we inherit from our relatives whereas nurture is the values we are given and boundaries set by our parents. Each individually affects the way we behave and interact.
Using both the concepts of nature and nurture how do modern psychologists explain juvenile delinquency?
Fatherless children commit 90% of it. see link
How nurture affect ones growth and development?
Nature affects the development when it comes down to things that are hereditary..such as eye colour Nurture affects development when it comes down to behaviour..like someones sense of humor.
What is Erikson theory on nature vs nurture theory?
Erikson, like Freud, was largely concerned with how personality and behaviour is influenced after birth- not before birth- and especially during childhood. In the mature vs nurture debate Erikson was firmly focused on nurture and experience. This can easily be seen in his stages as they are all linked to relationships.
Why do psychologists study children that have been adopted?
It allows psychologists to identify the differences between nature (what you are born with and cannot be changed, such as genetics) and nurture (what you learn from your surroundings and your environment.) For example, if the child's parents have schizophrenia and the child was adopted for some reason, it would be interesting to see if the child developed schizophrenia later on in life. If the child didn't develop schizophrenia, then the argument would be that you develop schizophrenia from your surroundings, it is learnt. However, if the child did develop schizophrenia, then it is more likely to do with genetics and therefore cannot be changed. Schizophrenia is just an example. It can be applied to lots of areas such as criminal behaviour, aggressive behaviour, mental disorders, illnesses and so forth.
The nature versus nurture debate is largely settled because most psychologists believe that both genes and environment play a part in development?
Whether some forms of cancer have genetic causes ;-;
What does nature vs. nurture stand for?
Nature v/s Nurture....This is a long discussion about what defines a human being: How much of what you are is determined by your genes (nature), and how much is determined by the environment in which you grow (nurture)?In other words "innate qualities" v/s "personal experience".Nowadays almost everyone agrees that it has to be a mixture of both. But where one ends and the other starts is still discussion material.Example question: Is criminal behaviour a result of nature or nurture?
Is narcissism genetic?
In many other mental illnesses there are genetic links so I would not be surprised if there were genetic factors for narcissism, however ultimatly it is more of a reaction to a abusive environment.
Psychologists agree that behavior such as curious is generally the result of what?
You may need to rephrase your question. If you are asking how curiosity arises there are three debating fields on how any behaviour arises. Those who believe in nature claim it is the result of innate processes within the body or mind; on the nurture end of the scale are those that argue it is the result of our experiences and how they mold us; smack bang in the middle are interactionists, they believe it is the result of how our experiences affect the innate processes within us. Medical (or biological) and evolutionist Psychologists generally prefer the innate explanation, behavioral and cognitive psychologists prefer nurture but they can all dabble in both or be interactionists. As for curiousity, it could be the result of evolution, we may have needed curiosity in order to discover new lands; or it could be due to the way our brain works that makes us try to discover new things. From birth our parents may make us curious by making us look at new things and introducing us to the phrase "What is that?", thus giving us a means to explore. Or we could have a predisposition to being curious that our parents enhance after birth. However I haven't got a degree in psychology yet, I am speculating from what I know of the general beliefs psychologists adhere to.
