Nature versus Nurture
Factors that influence development and are genetically passed down from parents to offspring
What is nature?
Hormones, brain function and genetic predispositions
What are examples of biological factors?
A long-lasting bond between an infant and a caregiver
What is attachment?
The narrow, rigid developmental period in which a specific function or skill must be learnt
What is a critical period?
The likelihood of developing certain traits if certain conditions are met
What is genetic predisposition?
An individual’s current psychological state, involving their ability to think, process information, and regulate emotions
What is mental wellbeing?
What is secure attachment?
The periods that have greater brain plasticity
What are sensitive periods?
Understanding how others around you feel
What is an example of emotional development?
The interplay of factors that contribute to mental wellbeing and psychological development
What is the biopsychosocial model?
The crisis of forming connections and seeking relationships between 19-30 years
What is intimacy vs isolation?
The biologically programmed process of growth that has a fixed sequence and facilitates all aspects of our development as we grow
What is maturation?
The tabula rasa/blank slate concept
What is a belief of the nurture argument?
Social isolation leading to low-self esteem
What is the effect of a social factor on a psychological factor?
Developing conservation, classification and mental operations
What is concrete operational?
A process that is an example of a sensitive period
What is second-language acquisition?
Both nature and nurture have an equal influence on psychological development
What is the current perspective on the nature versus nurture debate?
Having a predisposition for depression but growing up with positive attitudes towards life because of a strong social support group
A limitation of both Piaget's cognitive and Erikson's psychosocial development theories
What are cross-cultural differences?
Never fully developing all aspects of grammar, verbal production of sentences and understanding intotation
What are the consequences of Genie not achieving certain critical periods due to familial abuse