PSYC 100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Physical Attractiveness, Language Disorder, Zygote

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 100
• Professor: Jordan Poppenk

Document Summary

Meaning to what extent are the ultimate causes of our behaviours genetic, and to what extent are our behaviours determined by more intimidate or proximate factors. Ultimate: ultimate causes are explanations at the evolutionary level. Proximate: proximate factors are the immediate causes and mechanisms of the behaviour. The terms heritability and inheritability means basically the same thing: the ability to be inherited or passed from generation to generation. Behaviour has been viewed as arising from one of two possible origins: either you were born with it (nativism-from genes, you gained it through experience (empiricism-from the environment) Nativism: the philosophical view that we are born with knowledge already present. Empiricism: the philosophical view that we obtain all knowledge through observable facts and experiences. According to nativism, certain abilities are hard-wired" or innate- they are present at birth and not learned from experience. Empiricist, believe that we are born as blank slates and that all behaviour results from our individual experiences.