Nature vs nurture

• Behaviourist:

  babies are 'blank slates' at birth. All behaviour comes about through learned associations and reinforcements
• Social learning:

  Same as behaviourism (all behaviour is learned) with additional processes of observation and imitation
• Cognitive:

  recognises the many of our information processing abilities are innate, but are constantly refines by experience
• Biological:

  'Anatomy is destiny': behaviour stems from the genetic blueprint we inherit from our parents.
• Psychodynamic:

  suggests that much of our behaviour is driven by biological drives and instincts, but also sees the child's relationships with its parents as critical
• Humanistic:

  regards parents, friends and wider society as having a critical impact on the person's self-concept