I have also read that the controversy involves nature/nurture. Some experts think that sociopaths are "created" and psychopaths are born. I am looking forward to any breakthroughs on either account. The recent brain-scan technology is telling them a great deal.
I have also read that the controversy involves nature/nurture. Some experts think that sociopaths are "created" and psychopaths are born. I am looking forward to any breakthroughs on either account. The recent brain-scan technology is telling them a great deal.
It's simply naive to take a position in an either/or debate. That whole nature v nurture is antiquated dualistic thinking. The reality is that there is a spectrum where nature and nurture both factor in. The Hidden Brain guest spoke about how people are born with tendencies which is properly referred to as temperament in psychiatric circles. Temperament may predispose people to certain behaviors, but is not determinative because nurture can both augment or diminish those behavioral tendencies.
The podcast I refer to is a Hidden Brain titled, How We Live with Contradictions. The guest is Elliot Aronson, a seminal figure in psychology who developed the theory of cognitive dissonance. I highly recommend listening to it, here's the link...
Understood. What I have read says exactly that; their explanation was of what the personal history and brain scan data is now indicating. So much more work to be done, but with super-computer capacity to map the brain and scans to study, we will make progress. These things sure have increased our understanding of injuries. Onward and upward! Thanks for the link.
Me too, Elementstew! Love that little rhyme.
I have also read that the controversy involves nature/nurture. Some experts think that sociopaths are "created" and psychopaths are born. I am looking forward to any breakthroughs on either account. The recent brain-scan technology is telling them a great deal.
It's simply naive to take a position in an either/or debate. That whole nature v nurture is antiquated dualistic thinking. The reality is that there is a spectrum where nature and nurture both factor in. The Hidden Brain guest spoke about how people are born with tendencies which is properly referred to as temperament in psychiatric circles. Temperament may predispose people to certain behaviors, but is not determinative because nurture can both augment or diminish those behavioral tendencies.
The podcast I refer to is a Hidden Brain titled, How We Live with Contradictions. The guest is Elliot Aronson, a seminal figure in psychology who developed the theory of cognitive dissonance. I highly recommend listening to it, here's the link...
https://hiddenbrain.org/podcast/how-we-live-with-contradictions/
Understood. What I have read says exactly that; their explanation was of what the personal history and brain scan data is now indicating. So much more work to be done, but with super-computer capacity to map the brain and scans to study, we will make progress. These things sure have increased our understanding of injuries. Onward and upward! Thanks for the link.