The Nature-Nurture Issue Refers to the Debate Over the Relative

question 240

Multiple Choice

The nature-nurture issue refers to the debate over the relative contributions that ________ make to the development of psychological traits.

• A) introspection and nerve cell activity
• B) unconscious and conscious motives
• C) behavior and mental processes
• D) genes and experience

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Definitions:

Self-awareness

The conscious knowledge of one's own character, feelings, motives, and desires.

Compensatory Model

In decision-making, this model suggests that individuals assess multiple aspects or attributes, compensating for weaker aspects with stronger ones.

Heuristic

A mental shortcut or rule of thumb that simplifies decision making, though not always perfectly accurate.

Concept

An abstract idea or a mental symbol that represents a class or category of objects, events, or phenomena.