Psych 105 Midterm UCSB questions with correct answers

what is the nature vs nurture debate? - Answer nature was is the idea that knowledge is present at birth (created by Plato) nurture is the idea that knowledge is gained through experience (Aristotle) what is the moral definition of nature vs nurture? - Answer Rousseau says that people are born knowing right from wrong. Locke created "tabula rusa" which states blank slate, that infants have to learn the difference between right and wrong. Discontinuous vs Continuous growth - Answer discontinuous: the sudden ex: butterfly growth continuous: gradual ex: tree humans are coninuous what are children's motor capabilities at each stage? - Answer newborn: unable to control eyes, arms or head, no posture 3 months: limited ability to control eyes, arms and head, can roll over 6 months: can sit and reach and explore 9 months: begin to crawl, stand and manipulate objects 12 months: walking who is Arnold Grissell? - Answer one of the four founders of developmental psychology, and he believed that experience wasn't not necessary, manufactured by genetics.