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Nature vs. Nurture
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmctxRcmloc
3.4 Let’s Practice
Today’s psychologists explore the issue of nature-nurture by asking the following questions.
There are not a wrong answer, so reflect on what you think about each question and write your
thoughts below.
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1. How are we (individual humans) alike and different? (Think about people close to you as well as
people from different cultures and places in the world).
2. Are gender (male and female) differences predisposed or socially constructed? (For example, do girls
like to play house or dolls and boys like to play guns or cars because of traits we were born with or
society’s influence?)
3. Is children’s language (grammar) innate or formed from experience?
4. How are intelligence and personality influenced by heredity and by environment?
5. Are disorders like depression because of the brain, experiences, or both?
6. Are emotions like anger and happiness learned or part of heredity?
18 Myers, p. 6, 2009
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