AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Men and women are different in many ways. These differences include both biological phenotypes [e.g. 1] and psychological traits [e.g. 2]. Some of these differences are influenced by environmental factors [3; 4]. Yet, there are fundamental differences between the sexes that are rooted in biology.

Detailed explanation-2: -The nature versus nurture debate involves the extent to which particular aspects of behavior are a product of either inherited (i.e., genetic) or acquired (i.e., learned) influences. Nature is what we think of as pre-wiring and is influenced by genetic inheritance and other biological factors.

Detailed explanation-3: -What arguments do evolutionary psychologists make that support women’s increased interest in partnering and pairing? Women have to incubate and nurse one infant at a time and by pairing wisely, a woman increases the odds that her genes will pass into the future.

Detailed explanation-4: -1. n. the totality of environmental factors that influence the development and behavior of a person, particularly sociocultural and ecological factors such as family attributes, parental child-rearing practices, and economic status.