Critically compare how the nature/nurture debate has been addressed by three different researchers or schools of thought in psychology and/or philosophy. At least ones of the researchers/schools must have been active before the 20th century. The nature nurture debate has been a traditional argument for centuries between numerous psychologists. The debate questions whether human abilities are innate or obtained through experience. All through history‚ psychologists have not been able to come to
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topic in psychology‚ the “nature versus nurture” debate. It is a debate whether human behavior‚ attitude‚ and personalities is the result of biological/genetic factors (nature) or is it life experiences and what we learn/reflect from them (nurture). It is impossible to know for sure if it is nature or if it is nurture affects a person’s behavior more maybe it is a mix of both that decides or suggests an individual’s behavior. There also a possibility if neither nature or nurture affects the person’s behavior
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A final piece of current scientific-based evidence arguing for the side of nurture rather than nature in the nature versus nurture debate is the works of Arroyo‚ Nevárez‚ Segrin and Harwood (2012). The article written by Arroyo et al. (2012) is titled‚ The Association between Parent and Adult Child Shyness‚ Social Skills‚ and Perceived Family Communication. In the article‚ the authors build on previously acquired knowledge regarding shyness and how it affects people’s interactions and relationships
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Nature vs. Nurture The never-ending debate of nature vs. nurture is an interesting topic to discuss. Some people believe that everyone’s personality is pre-determined by genetics while others think it all has to do with your surroundings as you grow older with experiences. My belief is somewhere in between: People can be born with a higher chance of being depressed or generally a happy person‚ but it won’t happen unless someone experiences something that triggers this trait. It’s not only a person’s
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the whole controversy between Nature vs. Nurture. Nature is based on DNA. Many people believe that it is DNA that decides on how humans will behave‚ what occupations they will have‚ and what their personalities will be like. Others‚ on the other hand‚ believe that it is the environment‚ or nurture‚ that decides on occupation‚ behavior‚ and personality. Although nature does decide on what color hair you have‚ what eye color you have‚ and what your height is‚ nurture has the greatest impact on humans
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Jacey S. Washington Brierly AP English Lang Comp 1 October 2013 Nature vs. Nurture: Where Do We Draw the Line? The argument over nature vs. nurture has continued to torture society by presenting cases in which we simply don’t know which rules to apply. One of these cases is sex change. Sex change is a very big step to take in a person’s life and it involves the careful consideration of many factors; but it is not a simple answer to a complex problem such as hermaphroditism or even blotched
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Nature vs. Nurture is the controversial debate among Social Scientists about which one has a greater influence over the development of a human. Nature is the influence of inherited biological characteristics on human behavior as well as the influence of our genes. Our genes design an orderly sequence of biological growth processes called maturation. At one time‚ it was believed that people behaved in certain ways because they inherited behaviors from their parents. Nurture on the other hand is the
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Material Nature Nurture Worksheet Foundations of Psycology/201 November 3‚ 2013 University of Phoenix Material Nature‚ Nurture or an Interaction? For the following examples‚ decide whether the situation is a result of nature‚ nurture‚ or an interaction of the two. Explain your reasoning. Peter Peter‚ a 2-year-old only child‚ displays a bad temper by running to his room and slamming the door when he is angry. Is this nature‚ nurture‚ or an interaction? NURTURE Justify
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2010 Nature VS Nurture The argument between nature and nurture has been controversial since the thirteen century. In the thirteen century‚ scientists thought nurture was the main cause at committing crime. However‚ by the fast-growing understanding of the human genome‚ some scientists found that both nature and nurture are partly right in the analysis of committing crime. By these controversial topics about the structure of committing crimes‚ I personally tend to support the nurture theory
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English X Honors 21 October 2013 The Great Debate: Nature or Nurture Humans have debated for the longest time whether nature or nurture has had the most effect in how humans turn out to be and how they act in certain situations. The argument is over whether the genetics of persons determines everything about them‚ nature‚ or whether the environment and other people dictate what the original person’s makes of their lives. To prove that nature is the dominate cause‚ scientist have conducted studies
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