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Socialization
Nature vs. Nurture
Nature Vs. Nurture
Describe yourself…
Now ask: Are we born to beOr
Made to be….
funny beautiful tallSmart an addict a smoker
Nature vs. Nurture
• Nature is biology• Nurture is environment
1869 Galton identifies that success runs in families…Nature!
1930 Watson, Nurture
Watson
“Give me a dozen healthy infants, well formed, and my own specified world to bring them up in and I’ll guarantee to take any one at random and train him to become any type of specialist I might select - a doctor, lawyer, artist, merchant-chief, and yes even a beggarman and thief, regardless of his talents, penchants, tendencies, abilities, vocations, and race of his ancestors.” -Watson, 1930
SociobiologistsHumans have inherited physical
characteristics that help us flourish AndHumans have inherited behavioral traits that
help us flourish Instincts based upon genetics…we avoid incest
because it produces inferior offspring
Many of their ideas rejectedMany cultures, first cousins/cousins
encouraged…Behaviors (folkways, mores) can change
rapidly
Nature vs. NurtureNature vs. Nurture
Heredity and EnvironmentHeredity and Environment
• BORN and MADE:– Many infants have different temperaments…fussy,
happy, calm, easily soothed, talkative, etc. (BORN)– These patterns do not necessarily remain stable as
baby grows…• Changes in behavior typically due to caregivers
responses and interactions (MADE)
– Levels of achievement differ among people with a similar IQ due to different types of stimulation (MADE)
• Humans have a tendency to form pecking orders (hierarchy) often a combination of being born and made…– Irish (BORN)at the bottom of the white pecking order (MADE)
• BORN and MADE:– Many infants have different temperaments…fussy,
happy, calm, easily soothed, talkative, etc. (BORN)– These patterns do not necessarily remain stable as
baby grows…• Changes in behavior typically due to caregivers
responses and interactions (MADE)
– Levels of achievement differ among people with a similar IQ due to different types of stimulation (MADE)
• Humans have a tendency to form pecking orders (hierarchy) often a combination of being born and made…– Irish (BORN)at the bottom of the white pecking order (MADE)
• Question: So how do we research this question?
• Answer:Twins
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