Nature vs' Nurture

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Nature vs. Nurture

• A Psychology WebQuest
• By
• Gayle Jessee

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INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION

• In the Social Science of Psychology, the question
  of which factor, nature or nurture, most
  influences behavior has been debated for decades.
  This web quest will give you the opportunity to
  investigate some of the most famous psychologists
  and their theories on this subject.
• By the completion of this project you will have
  developed your own theory.

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TASK
INTRODUCTION

• You and your partner will select two
  psychologists and research their philosophies and
  theories. You will determine which side of the
  Nature vs. Nurture debate their theories would
  support.
• Then you will prepare a power point presentation
  to share your new knowledge with your classmates.
• Perhaps you will be able to provide a final
  answer to the question,
• Does nature or nurture determine why we do the
  things we do?

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PROCESS
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• Step 1. You will be assigned a partner with whom
  to complete this webquest.
• Step 2 Click on the story button to watch an
  overview of various psychologists and their
  theories.
• Step 3 Click on the web button to link to a
  diagram and outline to help you decide which
  psychologists you will select to research.
• Step 4 Use the resources links to gather
  information about your chosen psychologists and
  their theories.
• Step 5 Prepare a powerpoint presentation of at
  least 6 minutes to share your new knowledge with
  your classmates.
• Step 6 After all of the presentations are
  finished, join the Forum discussion about the
  psychologists and their theories. Be prepared
  to give your position on nature vs. nurture and
  be ready to support your position with facts.

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Story
Web
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Click on the black box to view a PhotoStory that
outlines various psychologists theories.
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Click on this diagram to link to a web and
outline which gives an overview of important
psychologists and their theories. This will give
you an opportunity to consider which psychologist
you might want to choose.
Return to Process
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EvaluationYou will be evaluated based on the
rubric displayed in this table.
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CONCLUSION
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• Congratulations!
• By the time you have completed this webquest, you
  will have gained new knowledge about
  psychologists and their theories. You will also
  have gained a deeper understanding of the debate
  about nature vs. nurture as it relates to
  behavior.

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RESOURCES
INTRODUCTION

• Charles Darwin 1
• Charles Darwin 2
• Wundt and James
• Wilhelm Wundt
• William James
• Sigmund Freud 1
• Sigmund Freud 2
• Jean Piaget 1
• Jean Piaget 2
• Carl Rogers 1
• Carl Rogers 2
• Abraham Maslow 1
• Abraham Maslow 2

Martin Seligman 1 Martin Seligman 2 John B.
Watson 1 John B. Watson 2 B.F. Skinner 1 B.F.
Skinner 2 Ivan Pavlov 1 Ivan Pavlov 2 Nature vs.
Nurture 1 Nature vs. Nurture 2 Nature vs. Nurture
3 Nature vs. Nurture 4
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CREDITS

• Elements to compose the evaluation rubric were
  accessed at www.webquest.org
• Images for the PhotoStory and Inspiration web
  diagram were retrieved from the following
  websites on October 23, 2007
• Darwin www.swarthmore.edu
• Freud www.cranepsych.com
• Freuds couch http//experimentaltheology.blogsp
  ot.com
• James www.nndb.com
• Maslow www.trans4mind.com
• Pavlov www.muskingum.edu
• Piaget www.facade.com
• Rogers http//blog.newport.ac.uk
• Seligman www.sas.upenn.edu
• Skinner www.psychology.uiowa.edu
• Watson and Little Albert http//psycology.tripod
  .com/id12.html
• Wundt www.psych.upenn.edu