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Before we begin, briefly explain what you already know about how nature and nurture shape development?
Both nature and nurture have enormous roles in human development.
- Nature: The part of development that is predetermined: genetics.
- Nurture: The part of development that is not predetermined, but molded by upbringing: environment.
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Nature v Nurture is central question in dev psych
- Nature: inborn, biological
- Nurture: Reflects what children have undergone
Aristotle: Nurture, tabula rasa, knowledge comes from experience
Plato: Nature, children born with innate knowledge.
John Locke: Nurture, tabula rasa/blank slate
Jean-Jacques Rousseau: Children are inherently good?
Beginnings of Research based theories of child development
Watson: behaviorist theory
- Little albert: child scared of white fuzzy animals
- Devlopment is a function of forming associations between experiences and rewards and punishments
Behavior Genetics and Child Development
Schizophrenia as an example of trait through nature/nurture lens. If a — has schizophrenia, you have a —% of developing it as well
- Identical twin: ~50%
- Fraternal twin: ~20%
Genetics are a player/involved, but more to the story
Development is an interaction between nature and nurture
- Food, exercise, sickness
🧪 -> Refresh the Info
Did you generally find the overall content understandable or compelling or relevant or not, and why, or which aspects of the reading were most novel or challenging for you and which aspects were most familiar or straightforward?)
Did a specific aspect of the reading raise questions for you or relate to other ideas and findings you’ve encountered, or are there other related issues you wish had been covered?)
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