AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Nature versus nurture is a long-standing debate in biology and society about the balance between two competing factors which determine fate: genetics (nature) and environment (nurture).

Detailed explanation-2: -Nature refers to how genetics influence an individual’s personality, whereas nurture refers to how their environment (including relationships and experiences) impacts their development.

Detailed explanation-3: -Nurture assumes that correlations between environmental factors and psychological outcomes are caused environmentally. For example, how much parents read with their children and how well children learn to read appear to be related. Other examples include environmental stress and its effect on depression.

Detailed explanation-4: -Good teaching and learning start with positive relationships. Nurture is based on attachment theory and recognises the importance of positive relationships for wellbeing and learning.