S/PS/53. Nature vs. Nurture

A long-standing debate in psychology is whether our behaviour is inherited or whether behaviour is learned. Using the following cases – Bandura, Ross & Ross; Derogowski; Gould; and Gardner & Gardner; paper addresses the following questions: What do these studies tell us about how our behaviour is learned or inherited? What problems may psychologists have when they investigate whether behaviour is learned or inherited? How valuable is it to study whether behaviour is learned or inherited?