NATURE VS. NURTURE

Nature vs. Nurture Argument



'Nature' vs. 'Nurture'

There is a topic that has been talked upon by philosophers in the past and still so by researchers today. This topic is if heredity or natural environment performances a larger function in the working out or forming of an individual's behavior. It is renowned as the nature versus nurture debate. Numerous generations before us have deliberated on the causes behind the development of human behavior. There have been numerous ideas formulated to interpret why humans act the way they do. The enduring ideas for demeanor draw from physiological and sociological explanations. However, the two interpretations have not habitually been matching with each other.

What are your thoughts on the Nature VS Nurture argument?

Ever since the beginning of what we consider being 'modern psychology', we as human beings have wondered what makes us...'us'. As living organisms, we are the outcome of extremely precise genetic coding. Yet we define ourselves through the way we were raised. Do our inherited characteristics make us angry, obsessive, or high strung? Does upbringing make people depressed, lazy, or unmotivated? If they both affect the condition of our psyche and which affects us more? More recent psychological studies aim to answer these questions and more.

Nature VS Nurture is not exactly a new concept in the world of psychology. It is heavily debated; however, with the amount of stimulus we receive in our first few years of life it is hard to tell what affects an infant's mind, setting it up for progressive development. Studies of twins who separated at birth and brought up in different families have shown that an identical twin reared away from his or her co-twin is still very similar in terms of interests, personality and attitudes (Rita, 2009).

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