nature (genes) vs nurture (environment)

• nature refers to genetic inheritance & other biological factors

  nurture refers to external influences on development such as the environment you grow up in/social influences
• links to nature argument:

  bowlbys theory of attachment is a biological perspective of development (nature) as it explains the bond between mother & child as being a biological/innate process

  chomsky proposal that language is developed through the use of an innate language acquisition device also comes from a biological perspective (nature)
• links to the nurture argument:

  bandura's social learning theory is based on the understanding that the environment influences development (nurture) & that children learn through imitation & role modelling