PSYC14H3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Cortisol, Zygosity, 5-Ht2A Receptor
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At the root of the study of mind and behavior has always been the question of nature versus nurture. Previous scientific inquiries have taken the view that the human mind and its contents are almost entirely acquired (aristotle and locke) or almost entirely innate (plato and hobbes) Most contemporary researchers think that both nature and nurture determine psychological and behavioral outcomes. Cultural psychology is a field that investigates the influence of nurture, or cultural contexts, on human psychological tendencies and behaviors. The specific nature of culture is multidimensional in that it includes shared physical environments, social structures, institutions, interactions, worldviews, and values. The recent emergence of cultural neuroscience attests to such recognition. Cultural neuroscience is a branch of cultural psychology at aims to address how cultural and biological factors interact. The overarching framework of cultural neuroscience is shown in figure 1.
