Defining NATURE and NURTURE

Описание: This lecture begins with Dr Lydia Kearney (University of Kent) outlining the distinction between nature and nurture explanations for behaviour, using the example of aggression. An important point made early on is that modern perspectives on behaviour consider it largely too complicated to be explained by either nature or nurture factors alone. Instead, gene-environment interaction is introduced as a vital contributor to explanations for behaviour. The example of depression is used to illustrate this, highlighting contributory factors like being biologically related to other sufferers, as well as experiencing negative life events.

This lecture is part of a larger course on The Nature-Nurture Debate. The full course can be found here: https://massolit.io/courses/the-natur...

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