| Nature vs. Nurture Emphasis and Ages of Interest | Representative Questions | |
|---|---|---|
| Behaviorism | Nurture (all ages) | What reinforcers are shaping this behavior? Who is this person modeling? How can I stimulate sel |
| Psychoanalytic theory | Nurture | What unconscious motives, stemming from early childhood, are motivating this person? |
| Attachment theory | Nature and nurture (infancy but also all ages) | How does the attachment response unfold in infancy? What conditions evoke this biologically programmed response at every life stage? |
| Evolutionary theory | Nature (all ages) | How might this behavior be built into the human genetic code? |
| Behavioral genetics | Nature (all ages) | To what degree are the differences I see in people due to genetics? |
| Erikson’s theory | (all ages) | Is this baby experiencing basic trust? Where is this teenager in terms of identity? Has this middl |
| Piaget’s theory | Children | How does this child understand the world? What is his thinking like? |
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