Activity for the book My Psychology

Show Me More: 1.1 Nature Versus Nurture

Instructions

View the Show Me More video and then answer the multiple choice questions that follow.

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Question 1

Which statement best describes the current thinking regarding the relationship between a person’s genetic code and his or her surroundings?

Question 2

The video notes that children live in very different worlds, and that there is “very little carryover” between these different worlds. One type of influence is common between these worlds, however, and that influence is:

Question 3

According to one of the experts in the video, which factor must play an important role in how culture is created and acquired?

Question 4

Many factors contribute to how children turn out in life. According to one controversial view, this outcome is determined largely by: