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Nature V Nurture - Coggle Diagram
Nature V Nurture
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Interactionist
Based on the idea that human beings as they interact with one another give meaning to themselves, others and the world around them, and use those meanings as a basis for making decisions and for taking action in their everyday lives.
Genetic factors give predispositions to certain behaviour but these are mediated by environmental factors
Diathesis-stress model
According to this model, people are born with a genetic predisposition to mental illness but it is environmental factors which trigger the development of the mental illness.
Epigenetics The environment influences the way our genes are expressed without changing the genes. These changes can be passed on to the next generation.
Constructivism People seek the environment which is more suited to their natural dispositions. People also shape their environment for example the temperament of an infant will contribute to the formation and the type of attachment he will have with his primary care giver.
Nature
People behave the way they do because they are animals who act in accordance with their animal instincts
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Nativism- We are born with characteristics and pre-programmed behaviours. Influence of genetic factors. Use of twin studies. Biological approach, evolutionary theory
Nurture
People behave the way they do because they are determined by the things other people teach them, the things they observe around then and because of the different situations they are put in.
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Empiricism- We are both with only very basic mechanisms which allow us to learn from the environment e.g. the senses. Everything we become is due to our experience. (Behaviourism)