using rats!. “if an environment (nurture) is significant, then it can overcome heredity (nature)...
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Using Rats!
Nature versus Nurture Experiment
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“If an environment (nurture) is significant, then it can overcome heredity (nature) in regards to intelligence.”
HYPOTHESIS:
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Test a large random population for intelligence by using a maze (Assume speed to complete the maze = intelligence)
Procedure: Step 1
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Separate smart rats and have them breed. Test their offspring, separate the smartest and have them breed. Do this for multiple generations to secure a population of “born smart rats.”
Procedure: Step 2
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Do the same thing, with multiple generations, to secure a population of “born dumb rats.”
Procedure: Step 3
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Place equal numbers of smart and dumb rats into environment #1 “Restricted Stimuli”—a covered cage. Let them stay in there for a while.
Procedure: Step 4
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Place equal numbers of smart and dumb rats into environment #2 “Normal Stimuli” (a regular, normal rat cage). Let them stay in there for a while.
Procedure: Step 5
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Place equal numbers of smart and dumb rats into environment #3 “Enriched stimuli” (lots of toys, bells, etc). Let them stay in there for a while.
Procedure: Step 6
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Each cage is the same in terms of size, food and water!
Note:
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Retest ALL rats in maze
Procedure: Step 7
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Environment 1 (restricted stimuli) Dumb rats stay dumbSmart rats get dumb
Results!
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Environment #2 (normal stimuli) Dumb rats stay dumbSmart rats stay smart
Results!
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Environment #3 (Enriched stimuli) Dumb rats get smartSmart rats stay smart
Results!
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What does this prove about nature v. nurture?
Remember the hypothesis of the experiment: “If an environment (nurture) is
significant, then it can overcome heredity (nature) in regards to intelligence.”
Thoughts?
Conclusions…
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When the environment was normal (as in environment #2) nature (heredity) seems to be the major factor in intelligence.
When the environment was significant (really bad as in environment #1 or really great as in environment #3) nurture (environment) seems to overcome nature.
Conclusions…
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Are slums version of the restricted cage? Is being raised in affluence comparable to being in environment #3?
Human Impact?