Sociology Ch4s1: Personality Development

The sum total of behaviors, attitudes, beliefs, and values that

are characteristics of an individual is a(n):

• Personality

• Heredity

• Culture

• Characteristic

Nature vs. Nurture is a debate between scientists on whether:

• personalities are determined by genetics or external impact

• personalities are permanent or semi-permanent

• personalities are externally or internally witnessed

• personalities are egg

Heredity, parental characteristics, birth order, and the cultural environment are factors of what?

• Nurture arguments

• Nature arguments

• Factors of personality development

• Factors of biological needs

Draw your favorite hereditary characteristics. (Can be found in yourself or other ppl)

Some biological needs include:

• Hunger and thirst

• Writing and reading

• Occupation and economic status

• Nature and nurture

Aptitudes are natural abilities to do something.

An example of an aptitude is:

• Writing an email

• Licking your nose

Most scientists believe that personalities are a mix of both nature and nurture.

• True

• False

Early born siblings have different traits than later-born siblings.

This is part of:

• Birth Order

• Heredity

• Parental Characteristics

• The Cultural Environment

Ms. Aseel can both influence her child by nature (through genetics), and nurture (through the environment she puts him in).

• True

• False