The Nature-Nurture Debate Psychologists argue about whether a human’s development is more related to the environment (nature) or the people that surround a developing person (nurture). An example of the nature aspect of this debate is attributing a person’s affliction with a mental illness to genetics because that person’s mother or father was also afflicted with the same mental illness. An example of the nurture aspect of this debate is a person’s decision to live on the streets and join a gang
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psychologists have argued the debate of whether nature or nurture takes the cake for reasonings behind certain behaviors. The argument surrounds itself by the variables of the natural forces that include biology‚ physiology and instinct and the nurture qualities being learning‚ and environmental or social factors. With that argument‚ perception is also another subject being added to the equation. This debate is contemplating whether it be either nature or nurture being the explanation behind the way people
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Unit 4-M1 Lifespan Development- Nature or Nurture Throughout this piece of work I will be briefly recapping all 5 of the factors from P2 and explaining the causes of them. I will also be explaining if they are nature or nurture and why. Income: Income is money received from work (wage or salary) on a regular basis‚ it can be poor or good income and it has many effects. The poor income is when money is from of benefits as they wouldn’t get much money to
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acclaim or blame nature for being the source of each person’s strengths or weaknesses. However‚ many people do not understand the concept of the brain’s plasticity; the idea that changes occur in the organization of the brain as a result of environment‚ or nurture. Depending on the trait in question‚ either nature or nurture‚ or both‚ can affect the brain’s development of that characteristic. Prenatal brain development often leads many traits to be based on both nature and nurture. Adoption and Twin
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Nature vs. Nurture Elizabeth Barthany PSY/240 September 29‚ 2013 Linda Long The Nature vs. Nurture debate is one of the oldest issues in psychology. The debate centers on the relative contributions of genetic inheritance and environmental factors to human development. Some philosophers suggested that certain things are inborn‚ or that they simply occur naturally regardless of environmental influences. Other well-known thinkers believed in what is known as tabula rasa‚ which
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Nature V. Nurture Nature versus nurture has been one of the most commonly argued topics ever since the dawn of time. Several great philosophers have argued that certain qualities of human behavior are inborn‚ which means that these qualities are a part of our genes. This is called nature. Others believe in the ideology that several environmental factors‚ primarily education and parenting‚ affect the human behavior. This is nurture. So which way of thinking is
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Nurture vs. Nature Nurture and nature affect the human growth and development. The dictionary defines growth and development as the process by which human increase in size and mature in form and function. It can be influenced by nurture- the act of nurturing and the physical world or nature itself. Nurture affects growth when it comes to biological aspects- heredity for instance. If the parents are both tall‚ the possibility that the offspring be tall is high. Hence‚ it really affects growth.
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Nature -VS- Nurture Nature versus Nurture is the issue of the degree to which environment and heredity influence behavior and development. In this issue nature can be defined as‚ behaviors due to heredity. Which means behaviors are based on the genetic makeup of an individual and is an influence of the individuals’ growth and development throughout life. On the other hand nurture are causes of behaviors that are environmental. Which means the influence is from‚ parents‚ siblings‚ family‚ friends
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Nature vs. Nurture One of the oldest arguments of psychology is Nature vs Nurture debate. These two sides have good points that are really hard to decide whether a person’s development is predisposed in his or her DNA‚ or a majority of it is influenced by this life experiences and his environment. As of now‚ we know that both nature and nurture play important roles in human development‚ but we have not known yet whether we are developed majorly because of nature or due to nurture. Nature is the
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Nature vs. Nurture There is no denying that both nature and nurture both play a part in who a person is. When it comes to genes and environment one of the two has a greater influence on a person. One’s nurture or environment has the most influence on who a person is and will become. The first reason environment has a greater influence is because education is a result to how someone thinks. The second reason environment has a greater influence on a person is because people around them reflect
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