Page 11 Appendix B Page 12 Referencing Task 1: Tools for Learning The issues relating to the nature nurture debate is possibly one of the oldest theory debates in psychology (Bee 2004). Whilst nature refers to an individual inherited or innate qualities‚ genes and traits nurture in contrast refers to personal experience‚ and the environment for example although an individual maybe genetically tall if childhood was a time of malnourishment this could result in being short due to failure
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more grown men and women acting cruel all over the world. “Human aggression and conflict are part of every society" . However‚ in order to know how to prevent aggression‚ we have to know what it is first. Aggression is the act of doing something willingly or involuntarily in order to hurt someone. It can be a self-defense or a voluntary act. There are different types of aggressions: verbal aggression (teasing)‚ physical aggression (fighting)‚ social cruelty (ganging up)‚ hostile and instrumental
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Explanations of Attachment – Learning Theory AO1: Learning Theory stated that all behaviour is learnt rather than innate and that we are born a ‘blank slate’. Behaviourists suggest that all behaviour is learned either through classical or operant conditioning. Classical Conditioning - Association Food produces pleasure‚ primary care giver (food giver) is associated with the food and becomes a conditioned stimulus. Operant Conditioning – Reward and punishment According to operant conditioning
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How do humans acquire language? In 1966‚ Allen and Beatrice Gardner undertook an experiment to find out whether humans’ ability to acquire language is innate or whether it is learnt; the ‘Nature vs. Nurture’ debate. To help them understand whether it is innate or not‚ they chose an animal known for not only being intelligent‚ but also for being sociable and able to form strong bonds with human beings: the chimpanzee. They made sure to emphasise the importance of sociability when they chose their
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Discuss evidence relating to the nature/nurture debate in the development of visual perception. (8+16) It has long been debated whether visual perception is an innate ability (nature)‚ or if they are developed through experience (nurture). Many neonate studies have supported the argument that perception is an innate process. Gibson and Walk (1960) conducted the ‘visual cliff’ study‚ in which a glass-topped table was modified using a checkerboard design‚ so that the depth cues therefore gave the
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and commonplace in human history that some scientists even claim that people’s war-proneness could be explained by natural predisposition dictated by genes. Even though a military conflict is too complex to be triggered by nothing but an innate inclination‚ aggression that fuels it seems to be integral to social behaviour. Therefore‚ war can be regarded as an inescapable part of human existence. First of all‚ war is an essential part of social experience‚ as it is provoked by inevitable clashing of
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of Knowledge - Are Humans Innately Aggressive? The Oxford dictionary defines aggression as “feelings of anger or antipathy resulting in hostile or violent behaviour; readiness to attack or confront”1. This standardized definition gives ideas about the act of violence but doesn’t tell us about the root of violence‚ leading to a large scale debate of nature vs nurture as to whether feelings of aggression are innate or not. This essay will describe all of the sides of the argument2 – from the biological
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Crime is defined an act that breaks the law established by a society and is punishable by the legal system in that region. Deviance‚ on the other hand‚ is considered to be behaviour that is unaccepted or frowned upon by the society or culture an individual belongs to. There are many explanations to what causes crime and deviance. However this essay will expound the main three theories and critically evaluate them to provide an overall conclusion. The first explanation is the sociological theory.
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Edexcel BTEC Level 3 Extended diploma in Health and Social care (Health Sciences) Emily Solomon M1 Nature and Nurture Nature is known as the innate ability to develop a certain type of way‚ it looks at how an individual develops with regards to their biology. Nurture is known as the abilities that an individual develops over time due to different factors that can be emotional‚ social‚ intellectual and physically developed over a certain period of time. It can be argued what influences what in
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Discuss the biological approach in psychology. Refer to at least one other approach in your answer. (12 marks) The biological approach focuses on both the physiological and evolutionary aspects which explain human behaviour. The causal level of analysis incorporates physiological explanations‚ such as the effect of nerves and hormones on behaviour. According to biological psychologists‚ behaviour is controlled by the nervous system‚ which consists of the central nervous system (the brain and the
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