Concerning the Nature-Nurture Debate, Most Psychologists Today

question 52

Multiple Choice

Concerning the nature-nurture debate, most psychologists today

• A) really do not care about the debate.
• B) agree that the key factor is nature, with nurture having no impact.
• C) agree that both nature and nurture contribute to intelligence, but they debate the proportions.
• D) disagree over whether nature or nurture determines our intelligence to the total exclusion of the other.

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Definitions:

Activity Directed

Focused or oriented towards specific actions or tasks.

Human Growth

The physical, psychological, and emotional development of humans from birth to the end of life.

Maslow

Refers to Abraham Maslow, an American psychologist known for creating Maslow's hierarchy of needs, a theory of psychological health predicated on fulfilling innate human needs.

Bandura

Refers to Albert Bandura, a psychologist known for his social learning theory, emphasizing the role of observational learning, self-efficacy, and reciprocal determinism.