1. What are the most important factors in determining how a child turns out as an adult? Two main factors from personal experience and fom teachings such as sociology and psychology are parents and the families income. Parents always play a key role in their children and the way they raise them has been shown to have dramatic impact on their children’s lives. A permissive parent’s child has been proven to often have a harder time in sociey. In addition‚ children who lack parents wheather it be both
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Nature vs. Nurture Throughout the history of human existence‚ there have always been questions that have plagued man for centuries. Some of these questions are "what is the meaning of life" and "which came first‚ the chicken or the egg". Within the past 400 years a new question has surfaced which takes our minds to much further levels. The question asked is whether nature or nurture has more of an impact on the growing development of people. It is a fact that a combination of nature and nurture
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controversy over nature and nurture. Nature deals with genetic predispositions‚ while nurture deals more with the environment in which we are brought up. “Nature endows us with inborn abilities and traits; nurture takes these genetic tendencies and molds them as we learn and mature (Powell‚ 2010). Taking a look back at myself as a child‚ my mother predisposed me with morals and values of life‚ nature. While my environment was filled with homelessness‚ drug abusers‚ and violence (nurture)‚ I could have
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Question 1 Discuss the nature versus nurture question. What makes a person exhibit the tendencies that define his or her existence? Is it the natural chemical balances and imbalances that one is born with? Or could it be the way they breathe in the life around them engrained in their mind from those who care for them? In other words‚ does the fact that I was born with red hair increase my tendency towards a hot temper or is my level of temperament based upon the environment which I was raised in? The
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Nature versus Nurture The nature versus nurture debate has been one that has been around for centuries. This debate was spawned from the idea that nature and nurture are both pieces of the human puzzle. Are we as humans shaped because of our genes only or are we influenced by our peers and environment? The opinion of this writer is that a person is who he or she is based on both principals of nature and nurture. Personal Thoughts My thoughts on nature and nurture have never been
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Due to the complexity of human nature‚ it is impossible to determine what the future will hold for any individual. The word "genius" is generally used for children who were born with great potential for future successes. However‚ this potential may go unused depending on the environment of the child. Despite a parent’s best efforts‚ children are humans who have thoughts and goals of their own. Nature and nurture have equal opportunity to impact individual’s personality. One’s heredity can determine
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Nature / Nurture or Both ! The controversy over what determines who we are‚ whether it is Nature (heredity‚ our biological make up) or Nurture (our environment) is taking a new shape. Through the past decades‚ psychologists have developed different theories to explain the characteristics of human-beings; how we feel‚ think and behave. Usually‚ these theories were one directional in the nature / nurture question. Today‚ a new approach to deal with this question is emerging. This new approach finds
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arguments or discussions in psychology today is between nature and nurture influencing child development. Psychologists agree that one or both do influence child development. However‚ it is still a conflicting matter. Only the facts and experiences of others should influence people’s decisions on the two theories. What is Nature? Nature is the foundation to all human life. It is our genes that make us who we are from birth. Many things revolve around nature including our hair color‚ eye color‚ height‚ weight
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etc.* CheckPoint: The Nature-Nurture Issue CheckPoint: The Nature-Nurture Issue | 30.0 | 30.0 | Comment: In answering this checkpoint‚ you could refer to the text example of a musician playing music and the end product. The point is that the output requires full contribution of both nature (genetics) and nurture (various environmental inputs). They are "inexorably intertwined." Moreover‚ you needed to point out that the study of nature and nurture is best for examining differences between
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NATURE VS NURTURE I. Human development is based in 2 assumptions A. having the capacity to become a member of human society B. becoming a social being through interaction II. Nature and Nurture A. Nature biological factors implies the contribution of heredity to the human being human potential determiner examples: height‚ weight‚ health B. Nurture social environment all things that influence affects our human potential examples: nutrition‚ emotional experiences‚ psychological
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