Nature, Nurture, and Philosphies

Which of the following has to do with your actions being because of genetics?

• nature

• nurture

Which of the following has to do with your actions being because of your environment?

• nature

• nurture

If a child develops a liking for sports because she practices playing soccer every day with her dad, it would be an evidence of 

• nature

• nurture

If a child has brown eyes when she was born, it would be an example of

• nature

• nurture

which of the below teaches 'pink is for girls' and 'blue is for boys'?

• nature

• nurture

Your height is based on...

• nature

• nurture

Complete the analogy:

nature is to hereditary factors;

nurture is to ____________

• human development

• genetics

• personal traits

• environmental variables

Which of the following is an example of an inherited trait?

• Bears have thick shaggy fur.

• Bears learn where the best berries grow.

• Baby bears figure out how to climb trees quickly.

• A bear is wet because he’s been catching salmon.

“Nature vs. nurture” is a debate about

• whether a trait is learned or inherited.

• the traits of plants vs. the traits of animals.

• whether animals can teach humans new traits.

• whether a trait was acquired outdoors or indoors.

What are behaviors?

• ways of acting

• How you look