nature and nurture
What nature and nurture means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for AQA, OCR.
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Reference: AQA
The biological approach is the strongest nature position and behaviourism the strongest nurture, with social learning theory and the psychodynamic approach interactionist.
A debate contrasting innate factors with learned influences.
Topics that use nature and nurture
- Approaches in Psychology (AQA A-Level)
- Section B: Areas, perspectives and debates (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- reductionism and holism
- the unconscious mind
- Behaviourism
- Cognitive neuroscience
- Computer models
- Conditions of worth
- environmental and psychic determinism
- Evolution
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