大学体验英语英语视听说教程3_U2.ppt

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1、UNIT2NatureorNurture?QuetuIt’snotthatI’msosmart;it’sjustthatIstaywithproblemslonger.QuetuAlbertEinsteinWhatdoyouknowaboutAlbertEinstein?Whereishefrom?Whatdidheachieve?Storiesinhischildhoodhismarriagehismanner......NatureorNurture?ElbertEinsteinisprobablythemostinflunt

2、ialscientistandgreatestphysicistofthe20thcentury.Herevolutionizedourideasabouttimeandspace,andheisbestknownforhistheoryofrelativityandhisequationE=MC2,whichexplianstherelationshipbetweenenergyandmass.Byage30hewasconsideredbymanytobeoneoftheworldsgreatestscientificthin

3、kers.BackgroundInformationUnitOverviewLesson1Lesson2SupplementaryReadingHomelisteningWhatledtoEinstein’ssuccess?Thishasbeendiscussedforalongtime.Inthisunit,twocontrastingviewsonthisissuewillbepresented.StudentswillgettoknowNaturevs.Nurturetheoriesthroughlistening,view

4、ingandreading.Variousactivitieswillinspirestudentstotalkaboutthenature-nurtureargumentbyusingthewordsandexpressionsinthisunit.Andfinally,theywillconductaprojectonEinsteinwiththeirpeers.UnitOverviewBackgroundInformationHowtoDefineNaturevs.NurtureTheoriesTherearethreedi

5、stinctiveschoolsofthought.1.PersonalityisNatural:Thisgroupbelievesthatyourpersonalityistheresultofevolutionaryprocess.Youinheritbehaviorsduetoacomplexinteractionofgenes.Thatcontrolsyourbehaviors,soyoudon’thavetheabilitytoactotherwise.2.PersonalityisNurtured:Thisgroupa

6、rguesthatyourpersonalityisnotinherited.Yourmindisablankslate(白板）atbirth.Itisyourenvironment,educationandculturethatinfluenceyourbehavior.Youhave“freewill”tochangeyourbehavior.3.PersonalityisSpiritual:Thisgroupclaimsthatyourpersonalityisresultofneithernaturenornurture.

7、Itisagiftofadeity（神性）.Theyaresplitontheissueof“freewill”.Naturevs.NurtureTheoriesandEvolutionaryPsychologyDarwin’stheoryofevolutionledWilliamHamilton,GeorgeWilliamsandmanyotherstotheideaofpersonalityevolution.Theyproposethat,likephysicalorgans,yourpersonalityistheresu

8、ltofnaturalselectionforsurvivalofthefittest.Youdoasyourgenesdictate.Theysuggestthatfearofdeath,fearofinjury,fearofsnakes,shy