In your own words ‚ detail the “for “ and “against” arguments with regard to innate and learned behaviour .Feel free to include your own opinion ‚ but be sure to justify it. Try to include an equal amount of information for both sides . Use at least 500 words for your answer . There are two types of behaviour Innate and learned . Some people called Nativists believe that a child’s behaviour is innate. Innate behaviour is defined as a natural and instinctive and is present at birth ‚ for example
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meanings‚ norms‚ values and roles of a society or group of a certain race or nation. Culture is in support of the nurture side of the nature-nurture argument. The nurture side of the debate states that people are influenced with how they dress‚ to even their actions by the surroundings they are brought up in as well as the people in their lives. However the nature side of the nature-nurture debate believes that people are how they are because of their DNA and genetics‚ therefore their personality and
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create the monster in a storm. To go off of this‚ Victor Frankenstein’s father did all that was possible to nurture his son as he “had taken the greatest precautions that his mind should be impressed with supernatural horrors‚” (Pg 33) As one could tell from reading this story‚ the nature and nurture of Victor Frankenstein are completely opposite‚ as the nature is pulling him down and the nurture is doing all it can to bring him back up. For example‚ it the text Victor stated that his father “had devoted
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from. Similarity to peers most likely results from a similarity effect based off the peers that children decide to spend their time with. Children are most likely to be similar to the other children they spend their time with. However‚ parental nurture is essential to our survival especially at our younger ages. Parental guidance is important however we are meant to interact with and work with our peers‚ and we are more sensitive to our peers styles and attitudes than in our home lives. Since we
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Life Span Perspective Valerie D. Carson PSY/375 September 19‚ 2011 Matthew Warren Ph.D. Life Span Development “The science of human development seeks to understand how and why people—all kinds of people‚ everywhere—change or remain the same over time‚” (Berger‚ 2008‚ p. 6). Some questions regarding humans are answered from a scientific perspective. The life span perspective is multi-dimensional and consists of biological‚ cognitive‚ socio-emotional‚ and spiritual dimensions. An individual
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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS General Certificate of Education Advanced Subsidiary Level and Advanced Level PSYCHOLOGY Paper 2 Core Studies 2 SPECIMEN PAPER 9698/02 For Examination from 2012 1 hour 30 minutes Additional Materials: Answer Booklet/Paper READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST If you have been given an Answer booklet‚ follow the instructions on the front cover of the Booklet. Write your Centre number‚ candidate number and name on all the work you hand in.
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Procrastination: The Bane of the Modern World Based on the article‚ why does procrastination occur? Discuss this question within the context of the nature-nurture debate. Could there be advantages in putting off a task until the last minute? Under what circumstances are procrastination likely to occur‚ and does this information provide insight into the nature-nurture issue with respect to procrastination? Many wonder why so many people could possibly want to put off a task until the day before it is due
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Ashley Montague an anthropologist from 1940’s-50’s‚ was another contributor to the nurture side of the debate‚ his view is a lot more mitigated and reasonable. As a socialist‚ he was an avid believer in the freedom of human rights‚ believing that the myth of races being unequal was completely untrue and wrong. He didn’t focus as much on the idea of personality but more behaviours such as aggression and anger‚ which links to psychopathy as they are key traits correlating to being a psychopath‚ and
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which they must abide by are constantly fluctuating. However‚ one’s perception of same-sex couples may be altered if one were to view same-sex couples through a sociological lens including subculture‚ ethnocentrism‚ cultural universals‚ and nature vs. nurture. The culture of a society is based upon the values‚ norms‚ and materialistic goods of a given group. Within a culture‚ there are also several subcultures‚ which are smaller groups that share the same interests or beliefs. Examples of subcultures
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their own special traits and personality. This has been a keen interest for many scientists who have always wondered what really is the factor that makes up individual personality traits. The debate on whether human personality is influenced by nature or nurture took place ever since the time of Plato and Aristotle and is still in progress today with many supporting evidence for both sides. Humans may be destined to be bald‚ fear the dark and laugh out loud‚ whereas they can also learn to love tea‚ hate
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