A Review of
Nature vs. Nurture
Nature vs. Nurture
• Transferring characteristics from parents to
offspring is known as…
Nature vs. Nurture
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• Heredity
Nature vs. Nurture
• The basic building blocks of heredity are…
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• Genes
Nature vs. Nurture
• This side of the debate says that our
environment plays the biggest role in who
we are who we become.
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• Nurture
Nature vs. Nurture
• These contain our DNA and we have 23
pairs. Each part of a pair is from Mom and
Dad. These are the instructions for your
development.
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• Chromosomes
Nature vs. Nurture
• The 23rd pair of chromosomes in Males
are…
Nature vs. Nurture
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• XY
Nature vs. Nurture
• The 23rd pair of chromosomes in Females
are…
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• XX
Nature vs. Nurture
• This side of the debate says that biology
and heredity play the biggest role in our
personalities and behaviors.
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• Nature
Nature vs. Nurture
• These types of studies are used to see how
similar people are based on how closely
related they are to one another. These are
key to understanding what has a bigger
impact, genetics or environment.
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• Kinship Studies
Nature vs. Nurture
• Which study is best for studying the nature
vs. nurture question?
• A. Twin Studies comparing fraternal to
identical
• B. Adoptee Studies comparing child to
biological and adoptive parents.
• C. Twins Reared Apart – Identical twins
reared by separate families.
Nature vs. Nurture
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• C. Twins Reared Apart