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Psych 101 Test 1
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Nature vs. Nurture
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Consensus: All behavior depends on both
Genetics → raw potential
Environment → outcome (if we reach that potential)
Ex: having the genetics to be tall (2 tall parents), but being unhealthy and not reaching potential height
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Nature vs. Nurture
Consensus: All behavior depends on both
Genetics → raw potential
Environment → outcome (if we reach that potential)
Ex: having the genetics to be tall (2 tall parents), but being unhealthy and not reaching potential height
Interactionism
the mind and body are separate, but they interact
Physical change <--> mental change
- René Descartes
phrenology
reading personality from bumps of the skull) → make judgements about people based on their head shape (people were jailed for physical appearance)
- Franz Gall
Mind vs. Brain
- Mind is not just the brain
- Mind is not independent from the brain either
- Mind is dependent on the brain, but different
How stable are our behaviors and personality traits?
Age and situational factors/changes can affect these
