Evaluation

• Adoption studies

  - they separate competing influences of nature and nurture

  - if adopted children similar to adoptive parents - environment bigger influence

  - if they’re similar to biological parents- genes

  - research can separate influences
• Counterpoint to adoption studies

  - plomin- people create their own nurture by selecting environments that are appropriate for their nature.

  - an aggressive child is likely to choose children with similar behaviours. Their chosen companions further influence their development (niche-picking)

  
  
• Support for epigenetics

  - nazis blocked off food distribution point of Dutch people - Dutch hunger winte

  - women that became pregnant during that time had low weight babies that were 2X likely to develop schizophrenia

  - life experiences of previous generations can leave markers that influence the health of their offspring