1. Nature vs Nurture Introduction to the BIG Debate

2. What do we mean? Nature – define what you think you know Nurture – define what you think you know

3. Psychological Research Perception – two main theories –Gibson’s direct theory –Gregory’s constructivist theory

4. Intelligence Twins and adoption Gene mapping Nurture

5. Mental Illness and Nature Schizophrenia Biological parents

6. Nature Purely genetic? Bandura study – Aggression/ anti social behaviour EEA – Environment of Evolutionary Adaptiveness Theories and speculation!

7. Nurture Conditioning – Affected by innate factors. Mineka (et al) showed that monkeys more easily acquired a fear of snakes (ancient fear) than something like fear of a flower. Even the capacity to learn is innate?

8. Perception Gibson’s Theory Gregory’s View Blakemore and Cooper

9. Intelligence IQ test explained? Minimising and maximising Poor environmental factors? Turkheimer – gene factors or not?

10. Mental Illness Diathesis – stress model Nature and Nurture Adopted Children Tienari (et al)

11. Conclusion Overall both Nature and Nurture have an effect on all: Behaviours although for certain behaviours one factor MAY be more influential

12. Vocabulary Assumptions Theories Inferences Paradigm Innate Ambiguous Fragmentary Eugenics Derived