Syllabus quiz

Debates and approaches

Nature

Nature

What behaviours we are born with

Nurture

What behaviours we learn

Nature VS Nurture

The debate concerning the relative importance of what you are born with versus what you come to learn in life.

Individual

behaviours from factors within the person

Situational

behaviours from factors in the external environment

Individual VS Situational

behaviours we can change versus behaviours we can’t

Learning approach

We all begin life as a blank slate. Experiences and interactions with the environment shape our behaviour and these changes are directly observable.

Cognitive approach

Information is processed through the same route in all humans. input-process-output. similar to a computer.

Social approach

Behaviour, cognitions, and emotions are influenced by the actual, implied or imagined presence of others.

Biological approach

Behaviour, cognitions and emotions can be explained in terms of the workings of the brain and the effect of hormones, genetics and evolution.