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1
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What are the modern views of psychologists on the nature vs nurture debate?

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More focus on how both heredity and environment factors influence behaviours and mental processes
Heredity is the base, can build upon using environment factors

2
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Define: heredity

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Transmission of characteristics from biological parents to their offspring via genes at the time of conception

3
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Define: environment

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All experiences, objects and events which we are exposed to throughout our lifetime

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Provide examples of heredity (nature) factors

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Physical development: blood type, brain chemistry, eye/hair colour, body shape, susceptibility to physical illnesses/disorders
Psychological development: intelligence of personality, onset of psychological illnesses/disorders eg. Schizophrenia

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Provide examples of environmental (nurture) factors

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Siblings, how you were raised, friendship groups, education, religion

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Define: nature vs nurture

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The relative influence of heredity and environment on development of behaviour and mental processes

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