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Nature-Nurture
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What is one strength of research into the nature-nurture debate?
Use of
adoption studies
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Why are adoption studies useful in the nature-nurture debate?
They separate
influences
of nature and nurture
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What does it suggest if adopted children resemble their adoptive parents?
The
environment
is the bigger influence
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What does it suggest if adopted children resemble their biological parents?
Genetic
factors are presumed to
dominate
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What percentage of variance in aggression is accounted for by genetic influences according to Rhee and Waldman (2002)?
41%
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What does the research by Robert Plomin (1994) suggest about nature and nurture?
They cannot be
simply
pulled apart
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How does a naturally aggressive child influence their environment according to Plomin?
By selecting
similar
companions
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What term does Plomin use to describe the process of children selecting environments that suit their nature?
Niche-picking
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What does the evidence suggest about looking at nature or nurture separately?
It
does
not
make
sense
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What is another strength of the nature-nurture debate mentioned in the text?
Support for
epigenetics
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What historical event is used to illustrate epigenetic effects?
The Dutch Hunger Winter
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What was the outcome for babies born to women pregnant during the Dutch Hunger Winter?
Higher likelihood of developing
schizophrenia
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What do epigenetic markers suggest about previous generations' experiences?
They influence the health of
offspring
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What is a further strength of the nature-nurture debate mentioned in the text?
Real-world application
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What mental disorder is mentioned as being highly heritable?
OCD
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What heritability rate for OCD did Nestadt et al. (2010) report?
0.76
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How can understanding OCD heritability inform genetic counseling?
It helps assess likelihood of
developing
OCD
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What advice can individuals with a high genetic risk of OCD receive?
Learn to manage
stress
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Why is the nature-nurture debate important at a practical level?
It helps understand
interaction
between nature and nurture
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