Principles of Development What Drives Development? Nature‚ Nurture‚ and Reciprocal Relationships By J.L. Cook‚ G. Cook What are the forces that govern or drive the processes‚ characteristics‚ and behaviors that develop across childhood? Basically‚ these forces are a combination of nature and nurture. The term nature refers to the biological forces that govern development. To a certain extent our development is programmed by the genetic codes we inherit. This biological program unfolds throughout
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When discussing the nature versus nurture controversy nature can be defined as one’s natural instincts and genetic make-up‚ such as “fight or flight” reactions and inherited physical traits. Nurture is generally defined as the environmental influences that shape one’s behavior‚ such as parenting or teaching styles and one’s socio-economic and cultural background (Crandell‚ Crandell‚ & Vander Zanden‚ 2009). However‚ even with these definitions‚ the answer to the question‚ “Are humans shaped
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Nature versus Nurture Introduction There has been constant debate between scientists about the influence of the environment on children. The other philosophy is what of the influence of environment over nature. This debate has raged for decades. Current scientists are no closer to ending the debate. Physical Appearance: Nature: Physical appearance is determined by genetics. The chromosomes from our mother and father combine to create an individual with their own set of genes. These
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A very famous English naturalist Charles Darwin put forth the idea of natural selection and adaptation and this is a very valid point in evolutionary psychology. There are a variety of arguments relating to evolutionary psychology such a nature versus nurture debate which is in the process of deciding whether human behaviour is determined by genes or is it more decided by the environment humans are in. Charles Darwin attempted to explain the vast diversity of living organisms‚ so put forth
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Segal‚ the American attraction to them is due to our high value and appreciation of independency and personal differences. Segal believes the similarity of twins contrasts greatly with Americans values and this contrast sparks interest‚ almost to the nature of a circus sideshow. Because most singletons find the eerie alikeness of twins mystifying‚ myths and urban legends about twin behavior are not uncommon. For instance‚ the belief twins share more than just a special bond‚ but a type of telepathic
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Different personality traits make us who we are today. There are many factors to our personalities and each aspect illustrates a bigger picture of who we are and how we came to be. Openness to experience is a factor of the Five Factor Model (FFM) that describes my personality and is an essential part of who I am in this society. Openness utilizes active imagination‚ attentiveness to inner feelings‚ intellectual curiosity‚ interest in variety‚ and interest in aesthetics. It is used to display a general
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The nature & nurture issue is a long controversial issue that explains the significance of nature and nurture in several parts of individual development‚ such as personality‚ and intelligence. Nature inheritance is genetic behaviors passed from your parents. For example‚ some people have family genes that enable them to become successful in subjects such as mathematics and science‚ as well as verbal intelligence. Nurture experiences and learning takes effect after birth. This is what causes psychological
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up with many theories and reasons about why people commit crimes. The two main explanations lie in biological and environmental factors‚ which relates to the nature and nurture debate. Nature refers to all of the genes and hereditary factors that influence who we are – from our physical appearance to our personality characteristics. Nurture refers to all the environmental variables that impact who we are‚ including our early childhood experiences‚ how we were raised‚ our social relationships‚ and
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your own opinion. It is normally believed that in order to become an athlete or musician‚ you should be born to do that. On the other hand‚ there are many people think practice makes perfect without a certain talent. The question of nature versus nurture has not reached the answer yet. It is true that a person can be taught to become anyone they would like to‚ for example a sport player or a musician. There are many people still get success in their career without having sporting or musical
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Laurissa Hirshbeel Child and Adolescent Psychology M2 A2 Nature versus Nurture Erickson’s psychosocial theory adds perspective to why identical twins‚ Linda and Lydia‚ turned out differently (Feldman 2010). Linda was raised by a family in the rural west‚ while Lydia went to a family in the urban south. These are two very different situations filled with different socioeconomical environments (Feldman 2010). The differences in the girls’ social environment could have had huge influence on their
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