Name__________________________ Date__________ Psychology Mid-Term Part I Multiple Choice (25 Questions at 2 points each for a total of 50 points) Directions: There are 25 questions on Part I of the test. Each question is followed by four choices‚ numbered 1–4. Read each question carefully. Decide which word or expression‚ of those given‚ best completes the statement or answers the question. Mark your answer by circling your response. 1. An assumption about behavior tested through
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others‚ in other words‚ how to communicate. As we go through our daily lives‚ most of us are unaware of our culture; however culture influences our every thought‚ feeling‚ and action. The cultural context applies more towards the nurture side of the “nature-nurture debate.” The text defines nurture as all the environmental influences that affect the individual after conception. Therefore‚ the impact of the “cultural context” on human development is present and active from beginning to end. As I mentioned
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hence‚ making the Winter’s Tale a problem play. Throughout the play‚ the relationship between the characters and Nature or her representatives seems to be a prominent occurrence. In other words‚ the “law and process of great nature” is prevalent as it appears to be present when associating with the characters and specific events in the play. In the beginning of the play‚ images of nature and natural life are portrayed through the reference of the childhood between Polixenes and Leontes‚ when “they
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Nature v. Nurture 2 "Genes and family may determine the foundation of the house‚ but time and place determine its form." (Kagan‚ Jerome). Even though nature and nurture influence human behavior‚ nature and nurture work together equally in the development of human behavior because both genetics and environmental influences affect the outcome of a person’s behavior and/or personality‚ while neither of the two traits can single-handedly determine one’s behavior and/or personality. The
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the state of nature‚ which refers to the lack of social structures. Hobbes views the natural state as unsatisfactory‚ believes revolutions are wrong and that nature has more of an effect on someone than nurture. However‚ Hobbes and Locke agree that some form of government is needed for society‚ proving that Hobbes and Locke have more differences than similarities. One difference to begin with would be the views on the state of nature by Hobbes and Locke. Hobbes views the state of nature as insufficient;
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Discuss the nature-nurture debate in relation to the development of the individual (M1) & Evaluate how nature and nurture may affect the physical‚ intellectual‚ emotional and social development of two stages of the development of the individual (D1). Nature can be loosely defined as genetic inheritance or the genetic makeup (the information encoded in your genes) which a person inherits from both parents at the time of conception and carries throughout life. Several things in an individual genetically
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always been a long and never ending debate of what really affects personality is it with a person’s genetic makeup or with his environment. Many researchers have agreed that personality is both influenced by nature and nurture. But I will still stand that nurture has bigger impacts than nature. If environment didn’t play a part in determining an individual’s traits and behaviors‚ then identical twins should‚ theoretically‚ be exactly the same in all respects‚ even if reared apart. But a number of
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Enduring Themes There are seven basic questions about child development. These questions‚ also referred to as Enduring Themes‚ are examined using such things as theories‚ concepts‚ research methods‚ and data. The first of seven is the Nature vs Nurture debate. How do nature and nurture interact to shape the developmental process? (p. 11) Next‚ The Active Child‚ how do children shape their own development? A third question: in what ways is development continuous‚ and what ways is it discontinuous? Mechanisms
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This scene also connects to two of the book’s main themes: religion and nature vs. nurture. Perry and Dick’s characters represent both of these themes. The argument of nature vs. nurture is the debate between people’s innate instincts and personal experiences and how they affect their lives. This theme presents itself in Perry’ character because he often considered himself sophisticated and educated which represented his nature and the question became: “Had Perry grown up in a more nurtured environment
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