It is said that those who are better suited for a certain environment will be more like to breed and pass on these genes also known as natural selection. Through research, it suggests that our emotions are evolutionary as they are universal therefore we adapt
The evolutionary perspective believes that natural forces select adaptive traits in organisms that help them adjust to and survive in their environment and that are likely to be passed on to their offspring (Kowalski & Westen, 2011). This perspective uses scientific research methods to look into genetics as a cause for some
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. More recently, nature-nurture, research has been aimed at answering “how much” of our genes or environment have an effect on specific traits and behavior, such as intelligence, and which of these two elemental factors is more important on the development of such traits. Much insight into the debate of nature-nurture is afforded to the research and data obtained through twin, adoption and family studies; with identical twin studies being the most valuable. I have chosen two studies to compare and contrast over the debate of nature-nurture. The first is a longitudinal adoption study; Nature, Nurture, and Cognitive Development from 1 to 16 years: A Parent-Offspring Adoption Study (1).
Or could it be because of the environment we are brought up into. The nature nurture debate is very much involved when discussing learning and evolutional attachment theories. The evolutionary approach explains behaviour as a result of nature whereas the behaviourist approach would state that infants are born with blank slates and everything is dependent on what they learn. I am going to evaluate Bowlby believed that humans are innately programmed with a mechanism for attachment. Bowlby’s theory is an evolutionary approach to attachment.
Why? Yes, humans are subject to the same pressures of natural selection as other organisms we evolve just like other organisms. We are subject to the pressures of evolution. (www.Livescience.com) 3. Provide an example of convergent and divergent evolution, adaptive radiation, and co-evolution.
It is a key mechanism of evolution. The term "natural selection" was popularized by Charles Darwin who intended it to be compared with artificial selection, what we now call selective breeding. Basically its means when an individual of a species has a good trait such as long legs and breeds
Our environment shapes how our genes affect us though. Genes work in mysterious ways and we may not enjoy what the give to us. Good or bad, genes are what turn on nurture so our environment can shape who we are, how we behave, and possibly who we love. Ridley certainly backs his theories with much evidence and this book strongly displays his opinion of how nature brings about nurture. From the text, I gathered that Ridley wrote The Agile Gene from a biological perspective of psychology.
-The interplay between heredity, biology, and the social environment provides the nexus for any realistic consideration of crime causation. • 2. What biological factors does this lesson suggest might substantially influence human aggression? -Like Charles Darwin in the nineteenth century, Konrad Lorenz in the twentieth century proposed that aggression is found throughout the animal kingdom and is also inherent in human beings. -Lorenz also claimed that instinct provides motivation and direction to human thought, and that humans value
Self-actualisation has been replaced by three motives described as “evolutionarily critical” – mate acquisition, mate retention and parenting. The researchers argue that many activities defined as self-actualising (such as creativity) actually reflect a biologically basic need to increase status and thereby attract mates. Douglas Kenrick said: "Among human aspirations that are most biologically fundamental are those that ultimately facilitate reproduction of our genes in our children's children. For that reason, parenting is
Phobias can be brought on by many stimuli (dentists, heights, flying) and when a phobia is come into contact with, it often induces some sort of anxiety response. Biologists believe that our phobias exist because of evolutionary development to avoid danger in order to aid survive and increase our chances of reproduction. Many evolutionists believe that some phobias are ‘inherently prepared’, our phobias relate to our ancestors and that through evolution, the people with this phobia