The Nature-Nurture Debate (OCR A-Level Psychology): Quizzes
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What does the nature vs nurture debate focus on?
What does the nature vs nurture debate focus on?
Genetic inheritance vs environment
What does 'nature' refer to in the nature vs nurture debate?
What does 'nature' refer to in the nature vs nurture debate?
Genetics/heredity
What does 'nurture' refer to in the nature vs nurture debate?
What does 'nurture' refer to in the nature vs nurture debate?
The environment
Bowlby proposed children are biologically programmed to form attachments. Why?
Bowlby proposed children are biologically programmed to form attachments. Why?
It increases their survival
How does the learning theory explain attachment formation?
How does the learning theory explain attachment formation?
Association of food with mother
What approach does modern research highlight as important in the nature vs nurture debate?
What approach does modern research highlight as important in the nature vs nurture debate?
Interactionist approach
What did Maguire et al study in London taxi drivers?
What did Maguire et al study in London taxi drivers?
Hippocampi volume
What did Maguire find about taxi drivers' hippocampi compared to non-taxi drivers?
What did Maguire find about taxi drivers' hippocampi compared to non-taxi drivers?
It was larger
Pavlov's work on classical conditioning showed what shapes behaviour?
Pavlov's work on classical conditioning showed what shapes behaviour?
Associations
Who introduced Social Learning Theory emphasising observational learning?
Who introduced Social Learning Theory emphasising observational learning?
Bandura
What is the concordance rate for schizophrenia in MZ (identical) twins?
What is the concordance rate for schizophrenia in MZ (identical) twins?
40%
From an evolutionary perspective, which behaviours are naturally selected?
From an evolutionary perspective, which behaviours are naturally selected?
Those enhancing survival & reproduction