Nature vs. Nurture

The controversy over the relative contribution of biology and experience.

Charles Darwin's Natural Selection Theory

nurture works what nature endows

Depression can be both a brain disorder and a thought disorder.

Identical twins

nativists

Their basic assumption is that the characteristics of the human species as a  whole are a product of evolution and that  individual differences are due to each person’s unique genetic code. 

Their basic assumption is that at birth the human mind is a tabula  rasa (a blank slate) and that this is gradually “filled” as a result of  experience (e.g. behaviorism).

the perspective that emphasizes the growth potential of healthy people and the individual's potential for personal growth

Maslow empathized basic physical needs. Society influences a person's self concept. It is near nurture.

how the unconscious drives and conflicts influence behavior

The innate drives of sex and aggression (nature). The social upbringing during childhood(nurture)

the scientific study of all the mental activities associated with thinking, knowing, remembering, and communicating

Innate mental structures such as schemas, perception and memory and constantly changed by the environment.

the scientific study of physical, cognitive and social change throughout the life span.

The environment switches genes on or off. Theses two things must be looked at together. There are genetic inclinations.

the study of the roots of behavior and mental processes using the principle of natural selection

largely focuses on nature.