Nature vs Nuture

• What is the nature vs nurture debate primarily concerned with?

  It discusses how nature and nurture interact and influence each other.
• What does 'nature' refer to in the context of the nature vs nurture debate?

  Inherited influences or heredity, which means genetic transmission of characteristics.
• How do psychologists view the separation of nature and nurture?

  They believe it is impossible to fully separate them as they are closely linked.
• What does 'nurture' refer to in the nature vs nurture debate?

  The influence of experience and the environment on an individual.
• What is the blank slate theory in relation to nurture?

  It suggests that the mind is a blank slate at birth, shaped by the environment.
• What are the different levels of the environment identified by Richard Lerner?

  • Prenatal factors (e.g., smoking, music)
  • Postnatal influences (e.g., social conditions)
• What is the nature vs nurture debate primarily concerned with?

  It discusses how nature and nurture interact and influence each other.
• What does 'nature' refer to in the context of the nature vs nurture debate?

  Inherited influences or heredity, which means genetic transmission of characteristics.
• How do psychologists view the separation of nature and nurture?

  They believe it is impossible to fully separate them as they are closely linked.