Evolutionary - natural selection, bowlby's theory of attachment, sexual selection
Nurture
Environmental influences both physical and social world that effects the infant before and after birth.
Behaviourism - all behaviour explained by experience, conditioning
SLT - direct and vicarious reinforcement, biology plays a role
Eval : Strength
The diathesis-stress model is able to conceptualise the interaction between nature and nurture, as the diathesis is genetic vulnerability and the stress is a experience.
Eval : Nature affects Nurture
Plomin et al suggested that a child who is genetically aggressive may provoke an aggressive response from others, affecting the child's development.
Eval : Nurture affects Nature
Maguire found that the taxi driver's experience caused their biological brain structure to change, suggesting a difficulty with separating the two.
