Nature and nurture

• What are those who support the nature view called?

  Nativists
• What are those who support the nurture view called?

  Nurturists
• What is the nature view?

  All behaviour is due to biological factors
• What is the nurture view?

  All behaviour is a result of environmental influences
• What is the interactionist approach?


  Nature and nurture both influence behaviour (nature via nurture)
• What is the research supporting the interactionist approach?

  Belskey and Ravine:

  • Easy baby -> spend more time -> securely attached
  • Hard baby -> spend less time -> resistant attachment type
• What is constructivism?


  The idea that genes will try to express themselves by choosing environments that fit their nature
• What does Plomin call construcitivism?


  Niche building
• What are the three types of gene interaction?

  • Passive interaction
  • Evocative interaction
  • Active interaction
• Who came up with the three types of gene interaction?

  Scar and McCartney
• What is passive interaction?


  Parents genes affect how they treat their children
• What is evocative interaction?


  Childs genes shape their environment
• What is active interaction?


  Child makes experiences to express their genes
• What are the issues with purely nativist or nurturist view?

  Discounts one or the other
• What is an issue with the nature nurture debate?

  Determinist