1. AICE.DevelopmentalApproach and AICE.NaturevsNurture

2. Bellringer Draw a line across the page of your notebook like this: Place the item on the line according to how much you believe it involves “nautre” (genetics) or “nurture” (environment) Intelligence- Hobbies - Patience Attractiveness - Temperament - Morality Athleticism - Religious Beliefs - Willpower

3. Nature vs. Nurture: An ongoing Debate The degree to which human behaviour is determined by genetics/biology (nature) or learned through interacting with the environment (nurture) EX: IQ scores Turn and talk

4. Nature Behaviour is caused by innate characteristics : The physiological/biological characteristics we are born with (genes)

5. Nurture An individual’s behaviour is determined by the environment- the things people teach them, the things they observe, and because of the different situations they are in.

6. Debate Topic “Are people more a product of nature or of nurture?”

7. Strengths USEFULNESS: Findings can be very useful to society as a whole

8. Weaknesses It is not always easy to separate out what is nature and what is nurture. Studying something like genetics can be socially sensitive – “eugenics” Studies might need to go to unethical means to figure out whether something is truly “nature” or “nurture”.

9. Exit Ticket Think of the “nature” and “nurture” as two extremes of a continuum. Place each approach on the figure below where you think is appropriate and justify your decision. Nature Nurture Cognitive Approach Social Approach Developmental Approach