Evidence for Nurture
- Some Psychologists regard the mind as a blank slate at birth and therefore all knowledge and understanding is ascertained through life experience.
- The social learning theory suggests that we learn through observation and imitation.
- Operant and classical conditioning techniques demonstrate that behaviour can be easily influenced by the environment.
- Environmental Psychologists have conducted a weatlth of research that demonstrate the influence of the environment on people’s performance, health and social behaviour.
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