Question

Since starting school Sam had struggled with math. His teacher offered to help him after school. Now Sam does well on his math assignments. The example of Sam's teacher helping him to improve his math ability is an example of how nature can influence development. T/F

Answer 1

Answer: False.

Explanation:

The nature versus nurture debate is strong within psychology.

Nature regards genetic and hereditary determinants that shape people´s physical traits and personality. On the other hand, nurture applies to environmental elements that influence people´s development, such as early childhood events, the way they are raised, their relationships, and their environment.

In this example, Sam´s progress in maths can only be explained by his teacher helping him, meaning that nature had nothing to do with it, but was nurture what allowed that outcome.