Nature Vs. Nurture

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Nature Vs. Nurture

• What factors influence personality development?

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NATURE...

• Heredity- inherited genetic tendencies
• Human behavior is instinctual
• Twins Studies
• -DVD clip Body Doubles
• Chapter 3 6

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NURTURE.

• Environmental influences are the most important.
• Behavior is socialized

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Factors of Influence.

• BIRTH ORDER- Parenting impacts personality
  development
• First Borns- ??
• Middles-????
• Youngests-????
• Only-????

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Factors..

• Parental Characteristics-
• Education
• Religion
• Economic Status
• Culture

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Factors.

• Culture
• Male Vs. Female
• Ethnic origin
• Geographic Region

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Factors..

• Hereditary-
• Intellectual aptitudes
• Unique intelligences music, art