Western Govenors University | Issues in Behavioral Science | GLT1 – Task 3 | | Toya Brabham 000324276 | 10/2/2014 | This essay discusses the Nature-Nurture debate and compares and contrast two types of studies conducted. | Since the first scientist began to study the individual differences in intelligence in the 1800’s, the debate of whether genetics or environmental actors were responsible for much of one’s intellectual ability has raged on. One of the first scientists, a British researcher, Sir Francis Galton sparked the infamous nature-nurture debate. Galton’s research concluded that heredity or genetics (nature) was responsible for intelligence. Environmentalist would later argue that the environment in which one is brought up had a much larger role in shaping the mind; these two contrasting views have set the stage for this much argued debate.
Of the different theories of Lifespan Development, Sigmund Freud's psychoanalytic theory and Erik Erikson's theory of Psychosocial Development are among the key theories of Lifespan Development (Berger, 2008). Like one another, together they search inside at inner divergences and diverge into the humans ability to manage internal drive and moments of crisis. Within Freud's theory, human behavior begins with the subconscious crisis and drive. He constructed three steps in child development that include "oral, anal, and phallic," and finished that reaction of parents creates a large influence on personality and lifespan development (Berger, 2008). Freud's idea, he illustrated that the body parts (oral, anal, and phallic) to have a erotic nature (Berger, 2008).
Chapter 13 Learning Objectives Define Adaptations Something, such as a device or mechanism, that is changed or changes so as to become suitable to a new or special application or situation. Evolution Change in the genetic composition of a population during successive generations, as a result of natural selection acting on the genetic variation among individuals, and resulting in the development of new species. Fossils are any preserved remains or imprints of living organisms (usually ancient animals and plants), such as bones, shells, footprints, or leaf impressions. Who was Charles Darwin, what was the name of the ship that he sailed on, and what is the name of his 1859 publication? The beagle, Explain the importance of the following people: Jean Baptiste Lamarck French biologist.
The adult cognitive development theory originated with Robert Kegan in 1982. The attachment theory was first developed by John Bowlby and then later added to by Mary Ainsworth. Both of these theories try to explain how we become socially mature. The theories discussed will offer insight towards different aspects of social maturity. Robert Kegan was born on 1946; the Harvard psychologist first described his theory on social maturity in his 1982 book, The Evolving Self.
Year-round education: A case for change. The Educational Forum, 58(3), 252-262. Morse, S. C. (1992, April). The value of remembering. Thrust for Educational Leadership, 21(6), 35-37.
ANSWERS AP ESSAYS EVOLUTION 1. Evolution is one of the major unifying concepts of modern biology. A) Explain the mechanisms that lead to evolutionary change. B) Describe how scientists use each of the following as evidence for evolution. 1.
Until the late eighteenth century, these were the only accounts we had of the origins of humans. 2. The Evolution Explanation a. During the eighteenth century, some philosophers began to challenge its belief in the individual, and the special creation of each life form. b. Charles Darwin (1809-82) and Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913), separately come up with the modern day theory of the biological evolution of species.
The following essay will provide discussion on topic "What role does Freud have in modern psychology?” Although Freud’s theories have been widely criticized during his life and afterward, this essay will argue that his work is still playing important role in modern Psychology. Starting point for the discussion is to examine the definitions of relevant terms. Psychology, Themes and Variations defines psychology as the science that studies behavior and psychological and cognitive process that underline it, and it is the profession that applies the accumulated knowledge of this science to practical problems (Weiten, W. 2004, p 18). Freud was born in 1856, the year Darwin published The Origin of the Species. He grew up in one of the most exciting times in human history, when the basis of modern science was being laid down by early psychophysicalists like Billroth, Helmholtz and Brucke (Sulloway, 1979).
Behaving Brain 1. Explain the major concepts of evolutionary theory, such as natural selection and variation. Charles Darwin created the theory of evolution and helped us to understand the roots of behavior and mental process. Natural selection states: variations increasing that odds of reproducing and surviving are most likely to be passed on to future generations, this has shaped our traits and behavior tendencies. Nature has selected advantageous variations from the mutations and new gene combo's produced at each human understanding.
Evolutionary Perspective • This subfield is traced to the work of ____________ _____________, a 19th century naturalist who proposed that adaptation and survival of the fittest are mechanisms that produce the evolution of species • The field seeks to explain and predict behaviors by studying how the human brain developed over time and how evolutionary history affects our behaviors today. • This perspective argues that: o passing on one’s ___________ is the underlying motivation for many human behaviors o the history of a species modifies the ___________ structures of its members o our ability to __________ and acquire _______________ gradually evolved over hundreds of thousands of years o current differences in male and female mate-selection processes can be explained by our evolutionary