The Nature & Nurture Debate EXPLAINED!

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What influences our behaviour - Nature or Nurture? Or is that actually the WRONG question?!

This video explores the Nature & Nature debate in psychology as part of the Issues and Debates topic in the AQA A-level Psychology course.

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WHO AM I? Hi - I’m Tom. I’m a Psychology teacher based in the North of England. I've been teaching for over a decade and have numerous years of being an A-level examiner. I started Bear it in MIND to share my own passion for Psychology, and to provide people with content to help us better understand ourselves and others.

00:00 - Intro
00:23- Nature & Nurture Debate
03:03 - Brain Plasticity
04:16 - OCD
07:05 - Epigenetics
11:00 - Constructivism/Niche Picking

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