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allknow,thedebateofnatureandnurtureisoneoftheoldestdebatesinthehistoryofpsychologyTheargument betweenthetwoisconcernedwithwhetherbehaviorisinheritedoracquired.Natureisbehaviorthatisgenetically inheritedNatureisthoughtofaspre-wiringbecauseitisbelievedthatweinheritourgenesfromourparents, therefore,ourtraitsaredirectlylinkedtoourbehavior.Nurtureontheotherhandisbehaviorthatislearnedor acquiredovertime.Nurtureisthoughtof...

TheDebateOnNatureAndNurture

ThisispossiblyoneofthehardestdebatestotryanddescribetosomeoneOnitsface,it'sprettysimple,orblack andwhite.It'san"either/or"debate.Havinghadsimilardebateswherenatureandnurturewerediscussedas possiblereasonsforX,Ihavealwaysbeenmorecomfortablewiththeideathatit'snotsomuchamatterofNature orNurture,butratheraslidingscaleonwhichNatureandNurturerepresenttheopposingendsofthescale.The researchI'mfindingisshowingthistobethe

NatureNurtureDebate

Thenatureversusnurturedebateisthescientific,cultural,andphilosophicaldebateaboutwhetherhumanculture, behavior,andpersonalityarecausedprimarilybynatureornurture.Withinthefieldofpsychology,thisso-called nature-nurturedebate,isveryoftenassociatedwiththeissueofintellectualquotient,betterknownasIQInthe pastpsychologistshavearguedthatthewayinwhichachilddevelopedwasbasedsolelyonnature,geneticor hormone-basedbehaviors,ornurture,environment

TheDebateOfNatureAndNurture

Thenaturevs.nurturedebateonhumanbehaviorismshasbeendecidedoneofthemostcontentioustopicsinthe fieldofpsychologyThecontroversyisbasedontheideathatourbehavior,intelligence,personality,andemotions areeitherinheritedthroughgenes,orestablishedthroughtheenvironment.Arewesimplybornwithdestine personalities,oraretheylearnedbyexperiencesandobservations?Thisstartedin1582whentheBritisheducator RichardMulcasterstated,"Naturemakestheboytoward...

NatureVsNurtureDebate

NatureVsNurtureForyearsuponyears,peoplehavearguedthenaturevsnurturedebateTheterm"naturevs nurture"hasbeendatedtobeusedallthewaybacktotheElizabethanperiodTobreakdownexactlywhatnature vsnurtureis,it'sadebatewhetherprenatalcareandhomeenvironmentdetermineshumanbehavior,orifthat simplyreliesonaperson'sgeneticsPersonally,Ibelievebothnatureandnurtureplayanimportantroleina human'sdevelopmentandbehavior.Tofullyunderstand...

NatureVs.Nurture:TheDebateOfNatureVersusNurture

NaturevsNurtureThedebateofnatureversusnurturehasbeenanongoingdebateforalongtimeWhenapplying thisargumenttoeducationthereisnoprovenwinner.Thenaturesideofthecoinbelievesthatapersonisbornthe waythattheyareThiscouldincludeintelligencelevelorpersonalitytraitssuchasbeingoutgoingorshyThe othersideoftheargumentofnurturebelievesthatthetypeofupbringingthatsomeonehaswillplayalargerolein thewaytheydevelop.Itisthought...

NatureNurtureDebate

disputewithinthestudyofhumandevelopmenthasbeentheNatureversusNurturedebate.Therootofthismajor disputeiswhetheraperson'scharacteristicsareinborn,theresultsofnature,orwhethertheircharacteristicsare formedbyenvironmentalfactors,theresultsofnurture(PSYCH56)Whilemanyarguethathumansaretheresult ofnatureornurture,Ibelievethatweareaproductofboth.Thosesupportingthenaturesideofthisdebate emphasizetheimportanceofgeneticsandbelieveone's

NatureVs.NurtureDebate

personalitiesandtraitsproducedbygeneticsorshapedbytheenvironment?Or,istherearelationshipbetween natureandnurturewithregardstochilddevelopment?ThedebatecontinuesWhilesomebelieve"natureand nurtureworktogether,othersbelievetheyareseparateandopposinginfluences"(McDevitt,2010).Naturevs NurtureInregardstothenaturevs.nurturedebate,"thisdebateisamajorissueinmanysocialsciencedisciplines andisconcernedwiththeinfluencethatbiology,genetics

NatureVs.NurtureDebate

OneoftheoldestargumentsinthehistoryofpsychologyistheNaturevsNurturedebate.Somefamous philosopherssuggestedthatcertainthingsareinbornandoccurnaturallyregardlessofenvironmentalinfluencesIn contrasttothosebeliefs,otherthinkerssuchasJohnLockebelievethatthemindbeginsasablankslate.Whenfirst introducedtothistopic,Iinitiallyleanedtowardsnurture,believingtheenvironmentinwhichapersongrowsup hasthegreatestinfluenceontheirpersonality...

NatureVsNurtureDebate

NaturevsnurtureisadebatethatstretchesthroughallperiodsoftimeSincethebiblicaleratonowtheissueis stillwidelydebatedandevenmoresorelevantrightnowthaniteverhasbeen.It'sbeginningsstemfromthefirst greatmindswhowonderedwhetherone'sgeneticsdecidedtheirpsychology,orrathertheirenvironment Essentiallythatisallnaturevs.nurtureis;whetheraperson'sthoughtprocess,actions,andbehaviorare determinedbynatureornurture.Nature,otherwiseknown...

TheDebateOfNatureVs.Nurture

Natureversusnurture,oneoftheoldestphilosophicaldebatesGenesornature,environmentalinfluenceorinnate tendencies?Isthereapossibilitythetwobothplayequalroles?Doourparentsandourenvironmentreallyshape usintothepeopleweareorarewebornwithspecifictraits?Howdowebecomewhoweare?Thosesame questionshavebeendebatedoverforcenturiesandcenturies.Therealquestioniswhetheraperson'sdevelopment ispredisposedinDNA,orisamajorityinfluencedby

NatureVs.NurtureDebate

Naturevs.NurtureAlbertCamusoncesaid,"Manistheonlycreaturewhorefusestobewhatheis."Butwhat makesmanwhatheis?Isithissheergeneticmakeup,orisitthewayhewasraised?Thenaturevs.nurturedebate hasragedonforcenturies,butneithersidehasbeenabletoprovetheirpointindefinitelyEventodaywesee displaysofthecontrastbetweengeneticsandlearnedbehaviors,someofwhichareathletics,intelligence,medical histories,etcEverypersoniscompletely

NatureVsNurtureDebate

NaturevsNurturedebateisoneoftheoldestargumentsinthehistoryofpsychology.Thedebateisabouttoknow ifourpersonalityandtalentscomefromourparentorenvironment?Thecodingofgenesineachcellinhumans determinethedifferenttraitsthatwehave,morephysicalattributesdominancelikeearsize,eyecolour,,height, haircolourandothertraitsHowever,itisstillnotknownwhetherthemoreabstractattributeslike,intelligence, sexualorientation,personality,preferences...

NatureVsNurtureDebate

controversialtopsychologistsincethephrasewascreatedin1869is"NaturevsNurture"Althoughthedebatewas startedwellbeforethen,1869wasthefirsttimeitwastiedtothedebateThenaturevsnurturedebateisover whetheryougetyourbehaviorfromgenetics,whatyouinheritedfromyourbiologicalparents,oriftheyare learnedcharacteristics,whatyoulearnfromtheenvironmentandwhatyougettaughtThedebatecanbetraced backtoearlywesternphilosophyandisstillrelevant...

WhatIsNatureOrNurtureDebate

Thenotionofthenaturenurturedebateisanongoingargumentthatdeliberatestheviewsofdevelopmentandtheir influences.Thisdebatequestionswhethergeneticsortheenvironmentsurroundingachildhasgreaterinfluenceon theirdevelopment.Itisnecessarytohighlightavarietyofcurrentandpopularopinionsinregardtothedebateto determinewhethertheconceptofnatureornurturehasagreaterimpactinchilddevelopmentThereasoningfor individual'suniquecharacteristicsisderived...

NatureVs.NurtureDebate

everwonderwhyyouact?Thenaturevsnurturedebatehasbeengoingforalongtimeandmanypeopleresearch aboutit.Natureneedstobenoticedbecauseitisimportant.Identicaltwinsaredifferentinmanydifferentways. MypersonalityhaschangedalotovertimeStudiesshowthatnurturehasmoreeffectonyourpersonalitythan nature.Nurturehasmoreofaninfluencethannature.OppositionIbelievethatnaturehasalittleplayintherole, butnurtureismuchmoreAnexplainisBonnie

TheNatureVs.NurtureDebate

amountofsocialinteractionisgoingtohaveapositivebenefit,foryoungkidsoranyage.Oneofthemostfamous debatesinPsychologyistheNaturevsNurturedebate,whichhasbeengoingonsincethetimeofAristotleThe aspectwithinthisdebatecomestothequestionof;didtheaspectsofourbehaviorbecomebecauseweinherited ourcharacteristicsfromourparentsknowastheNature?Theotherquestionleadsuptoourbehaviorof;didweget ourcharacteristicsfromwhatwelearnedfromthe

NatureVsNurtureDebate

Thenaturevs.nurturedebatehasbeenadebatethathaslastedthroughtheagesaboutwhattheeffectsofbiology aswellassocialinfluenceshasonapersonandtheirbehaviorThe"nature"sideofthedebatearguesthatpeople aregeneticallypredeterminedtobehaveandreacttosituationsinacertainway.The"nurture"sideofthedebate arguesthatourparticipationinsociallifeisthemostimportantfactorindeterminingwhoweareandhowwe behave.Eachsideofthisdebatehasverygood...

NatureVsNurtureDebate

environmentNaturereferstothewayapersonwasborn,andnurturereferstotheirparentandenvironmentWhen welookatdictatorslikeHitlerorStalinweseetheirdestructivedecisions.Weretheybornevilorwasitlearned? InthenaturevsnurturedebateNurtureaffectsapersonmorebecauseidenticalandfraternaltwinsraisedapart havedifferentpersonalities,underprivilegedkidsscorelowerontests,ourknowledgeisdeterminedbyour experience,notbiology.Naturevs.nurturedebateisone...

NatureVsNurtureDebate

genesorenvironmentofapersonisresponsibleforshapingthebeingofapersonThiscenturies-olddebatehas cometobeknownas"NatureversusNurture".Natureencompassesthebiologicalaspectoftheargumentand focusesonthingssuchasgeneticmakeupandheredityNurtureembodiestheexternalstimuliifliferangingfrom howsomeoneisraisedtothemedicationthattheyconsume.ThedebatedatesbacktothetimeoftheAncient Greekphilosophers,PlatoandAristotlePlatobelievedthatcertain

NatureVs.NurtureDebate

parentsuseauthoritarianmethodsandpunishment."ThenatureVsnurturedebatehasbeenaroundsince1690 createdbythephilosopherJohnLockewhobelievedweashumansdonothavenatural,inbornideas;thatour mindsareablankpage,uponwhichexperienceshallwriteNurtureiseverythingandnatureissimplynothing "Natureiswhatwethinkofaspre-wiringandisinfluencedbygeneticinheritanceandotherbiologicalfactors. Nurtureisgenerallytakenastheinfluenceofexternalfactors

NatureVsNurtureDebate

NatureAndNurtureDebateEssay

Thisreportcomparesandcontraststhenature-nurturedebateinrelationtothedevelopmentoftheindividual. IntroductionThenaturevsnurturedebatefocussesontheextenttowhichaspectsofbehaviourareaduetoeither inherited(genetic)oracquired(learned)characteristics1.Historically,sometheoristshavearguedthatweareborn tobethewayweareOthershavearguedthatitisthewaywearebroughtupandinfluencedbyoursurroundings thatmakesusthewayweare2.Afixedbelief...

NatureVsNurtureDebate

Thelong-lived"Naturevs.Nurture"debatewithinthefieldofpsychologyisconcernedwiththeextenttowhich behaviourofanyhumanbeingisaresultofinheritedorlearnedcharacteristicsThe"Nature"ofthedebatefocuses onhowgeneticfactorsaffectthepersonality,thoughtprocess,andothercharacteristicsofanygivenperson.On theotherhand,the"Nurture"sideofthisdebatebelievesthatearlychildhoodexperiences,howoneisraised, socialrelations,andsurroundingcultureaffect...

NatureVs.NurtureDebate

NaturevsNurtureAlbertCamusoncesaid,"Manistheonlycreaturewhorefusestobewhatheis"Butwhat makesmanwhatheis?Isithissheergeneticmakeup,orisitthewayhewasraised?Thenaturevs.nurturedebate hasragedonforcenturies,butneithersidehasbeenabletoprovetheirpointindefinitely.Eventodaywesee displaysofthecontrastbetweengeneticsandlearnedbehaviors,inathletics,inintelligence,inbehavior,inmedical history,andinworkethic.Eachperson...

NatureAndNurtureDebateEssay

diseaseastheytrytopinpointthereasonwhyindividualsaregainingweightatanalarmingrate.Ratherthanjust natureandnurture,thisdebatehasbeenlonginfluencedbythecultureinwhichitstandsin.Thecombinationof society,reflexesandlearnedbehaviorshaveallinfluencedwhythishealthcrisishasremainedsorelevantin culture.Inordertodescribehownatureversusnurturehasbeeninfluenced,atheoryencompassingbothbehavior andsocialinfluencesisneededThistheoryshouldanalyze

TheDebateOfNatureV.Nurture

statistics,andthemacroperspectiveofexperiences,onlythencanwefindwhatwethinkmaybethetruth.A specificexampleofacontroversialsociologicaltopicisthedebateofnaturevnurtureThisdebatehasbeengoing onforaverylongtime,anditreallydependsonwhoyoutalktoaboutit.Whatnaturev.nurturereferstoisthat youareeitherthepersonyouarebecauseofheredity,oryouarewhoyouarebecauseofsocietyandarethus,a productofyourenvironmentPeople'sexperiences

TheNatureVs.NurtureDebate

Thenaturevs.nurturedebatehasbeenalongandbloodybattleforthelongesttimeforpsychologists.Some believethatwearetheproductsofourenvironment,meaningthatwebecomewhoweareasaresultofour upbringing,socialinfluences,andschoolingamongotherfactors.Ontheotherhand,thenaturistsbelievethat outsideinfluenceshavenothingtodowithhowweturnout;italldependsonourgenesOnepsychologist, however,hasmadetheattempttobridgethesetwosidestogether...

PSYS150AssessmentTask1Nature-NurtureDebateScientistsandbiologisthavearguedtheNatureversus Nurturedebatefordecades.Thisdebatearguesthedegreetowhichourgeneticsorenvironment,affectsour behaviouranddevelopmentalstagesNatureisdescribedasthegeneticmaterialthatmakesupanindividual Nurturecanbedescribedasthewayinwhichtheenvironmentandexperiencesofanindividualinfluencetheir behavioranddevelopment.Thedebatehascenteredonwhichisagreater...

TheDebateBetweenNatureAndNurture

Thedebatebetweennatureandnurtureisa"long-standingcontroversyovertherelativecontributionthatgeneand experiencemaketothedevelopmentofpsychologicaltraitsandbehaviors"(6,Myers).Inthispaper,onewill examinebothsidesoftheargumentprovidingsupportivehistoricalthoughtprovokingideasbymajorinfluential figures.Inconclusion,onewillstateone'spositioninregardtotheissue.Natureasusedinthiscontextrefersto thecontributionofaperson'sgeneticmakeup

NatureVsNurtureDebate

Foryears,thenaturevsnurturedebatehasalwaysbeenatopicthatbiologistsandpsychologistscannotcometo anagreementon.Therehavebeenmanycontroversiesthatsuggestthatcriminalsarebornandnotmade.Some biologistsbelievethatitcanbepredictedwhetherornotababywillgrowuptohaveaggressivebehaviorby conductingresearchonthembeforetheyareborn.Intheearly20thcentury,biologistswhosupportedthenature sideofthedebatewerethesameoneswhobelievedtraits

NatureVs.NurtureDebate

Howisthenaturevsnurturedebaterelatedtoaconsiderationofthementaldisorder,schizophrenia?

INTRODUCTIONSchizophreniaiscategorizedbythoughtsorexperiencesthatseemabnormalwithreality, disorganizedspeechorbehaviouranddecreasedparticipationinregulardailyactivities.Difficultywithmemory andconcentrationaresometimesalsopresentThetwohithypothesisgenerallyreferstoageneticvulnerability, whichisknownasthefirsthit,triggeredbysomethingintheenvironment...

NatureVs.NurtureDebate

ThedebateofNaturevs.Nurtureisalmostasoldashumansthemselves.Sciencethatmysteriouslanguagethat allowstounderstandtheworldaroundusstillcan'tgiveusaclearpictureintoourDNAAreourpersonalities somehowlinkedtothechemicalsinourbrainsordowetakeafterthosewhoraiseus?I'veactuallywonderedthis myselfwhenIreadanarticlelastyearinmyliteratureclassaboutwhetherbabieswereborninherentlygoodor evil.Thestudyseemedtosuggestthat"bad"behaviors...

NatureVs.NurtureDebate

thatnightThisdebatemaybeansweredbypsychologyOnequestionthatpsychologistshaveiswhetherpeople arecontrolledmorebytheirnature-genetics-ornurture-howtheywereraised(Mcleod1).Thisdebatecanbeused todiscussthemotiveofmurderers,andarguefororagainstthedeathpenaltyintheircase.RichardÂDick HickockandPerryEdwardSmith,the¨ClutterKillers,¨areaperfectexampleofthenaturevsnurturedebate Perrywasmoreinfluencedbynurture,whileDickwasmore...

NatureVsNurtureDebate

Thenurtureversusnaturedebateiscommonlyseenasoneofthemostimportantissuesinpsychology.Itis assuredlyoneofthebestresearched,withvariousstudiesdatingbacktothebeginningofthe20thcentury.Two schoolsofindividualdifferencetheoristsclearlydifferintheirapproachtothisquestionThefirstschoolof thought,implantedinsocialpsychologyandsociology,claimsthattheenvironmentisofprincipalimportancein determininghowindividualsbehaveForthesetheorists

AnDebateOnNatureVersusNurture

ConstructingIdentityTherehasbeenanongoingdebateonnatureversusnurturethathasbeenaroundforyears. Whatdeterminesouridentity?Ourbiologicalnatureorthethingswegrewuparound?Theanswerstothese questionsstillremainuncertain,butarestillwidelydiscussed.DeborahBlumsharesheropinionsontheseissues in"GenderBlur".Inherwriting,shechallengeswhereweseparatebiologyfromsociety.Whileourbiological naturedeterminesourgender,oursurroundingsandthethings

RelationshipBetweenNatureAndNurtureDebate

NatureandNurturebothcreatethevariouspersonalitiesandphysicalappearancesuniquetoeveryone.However, withtheprogressionoftechnologyandmedicalunderstanding,acenturylongdebatewasborninwhichthe questionwasasked,"doesNatureorNurturecreatewhoweare?"Theargumentpresentedbythesidethatargues natureiswhatcreateswhoweareisthatallaperson'scharacteristicsaredeterminedbytheirgenesOntheother hand,theargumentpresentedbythesidethatarguesnurture...

TheNurtureVersusNatureDebate

TheNatureVersusNurtureDebateEssay

butourgenesarenottalkedaboutasmuchwhenbehavioristhetopicThisishowthenatureversusnurturedebate cameabout.Scientistswhobelieveinthenaturetheorybelievethatpeoplebehavethewaytheydoduetoheredity andgenesOntheotherhand,nurturescientistsbelievesbehavioristaughtandinfluencedbytheenvironmentand thesurroundingpeople.Manysaythatbehaviorresultsfromnature,whileothersbelieveintheopposite,the environment.Humandevelopmenthasbeenviewed...

NatureVsNurtureDebateEssay

oldestargumentsinthehistoryofpsychologyistheNaturevsNurturediscussionBotharelegitimateanditis veryhardtodecidewhetheraperson'sdevelopmentispronetohisDNAorinfluencedbyhislifeexperienceand environmentPresently,natureandnurturebothplayimportantroleinhumandevelopmentHoweverwhat remainsunknownisifhumanisdevelopedsolelybecauseofnatureornurture..Asofnow,weknowthatboth natureandnurtureplayimportantrolesinhumandevelopment,butwe

NatureVsNurtureDebateEssay

NatureversusNutureChildDevelopmentalPsychologyTheDebateThereonceexistedadebateamongstthe psychologycommunity:whetheritwasmorebeneficialforachildtoreceiveampleamountsofattentionandcare duringchildhood,or,ifbenefitwasfoundinallowingthechildtonaturallydiscoverthesurroundingworldwithout culturalinfluence.Theoreticalstudiesintohumandevelopmenthavebeenconductedinattempttodiscoverwhich weremoreplausible,"Nature"or"Nurture"Itisfully

Whatdetermineswhoyouareorwhatyouwillbecome?Thedebatebetweennatureversusnurtureistryingto figurethisoutAccordingto"EssentialsofPsychology",JeffreySNevid(2012)Natureversusnurtureisthe debateabouthowgeneticsandnaturedetermineourbehavior.Inotherwords,haveyourattitude,behaviorand healthproblemsdevelopedbecauseofhowyouwereraisedorwhoyoucamefromItisadebatethathasstumped psychologistsforcenturies.Thestudyoftwins,bothidentical...

ExamplesOfNatureVsNurtureDebate

Nature​​vs.​​Nurture​​Debate​​Research​​Notes1.TheBoyWhowasRaisedaGirlPg96DavidReimerwascircumcisedat8monthsoldandthesurgerywenthorriblywrongHispeniswas destroyed.Fromthenonhisparentsdecidedtoraisehimasagirl.Nature:EventhoughDavid'sparentsgavehim sexpills,treatedhimlikehewasagirl,dressedhimlikeoneetcHecouldn'tbelievethemandhenaturallyfeltlike aboy,notagirl.Theycouldn'ttrainhimhowtopeesittingdown.When...

TheDebateOnNatureVersusNurtureEssay

determineitsform"(Fraser)ThedebateonnatureversusNurturehasbeenamysteryforyearsnow,constantly beggingthequestiononwhathasagreatereffectonthehumandevelopmentofhumans.Ishumanbehavior,ideas, andfeelingsinnateoraretheylearnedovertime.Nature,orgeneticinfluences,areformedbeforebirthandshaped throughearlyexperiencesGenesareviewedaslongandcomplicatedchainsthatarepresentthoughtlifeand developovertime.Naturesupportersbelievethatgenes...

TheDebateBetweenNatureVsNurture

ThenatureversusnurturedebateisoneoftheoldestandmostcontroversialissuesinPsychology.Thenature versusnurturedebaterevolvesaroundthecontributionsofgeneticfactorsandenvironmentalfactorstohuman developmentTheprimarymethodofattemptingtodeterminewhichoftheseeffectshumandevelopmentthemost hasbeencross-culturalstudies.Cross-culturalstudiesarestudiesconductedacrossmorethanoneculture,basedon theassumptionthatthedifferencesbetweenculturesgenetically

ExamplesOfNatureVsNurtureDebate

reasonsthatyoudothethingsyoudo?Thenaturevsnurturedebateisadebateaboutwhetherpeoplearetheway theyarebecauseofgeneticsorsocietyPartofthereasonyoudowhatyoudoisinyourgenesandhowyou're born.Theotherpartsofyourpersonalityarecausedbyyoursociety,environment,andhowyou'reraised.Genetics ispartofthereasonthatweactthewaywedo.Thewayweareraisedisthereasonweactinsomeofthewaywe doNatureisgenetics,anditisresponsiblefor

EssayonNaturevsNurtureDebate

EssayonNatureVersusNurtureDebate

NaturevsNurtureDebateNatureversusNurtureistheissueofthedegreetowhichenvironmentandheredity influencebehavioranddevelopment.Inthisissuenaturecanbedefinedas,behaviorsduetoheredity.Which meansbehaviorsarebasedonthegeneticmakeupofanindividualandisaninfluenceoftheindividuals'growth anddevelopmentthroughoutlifeOntheotherhandnurturearecausesofbehaviorsthatareenvironmentalWhich meanstheinfluenceisfrom,parents,siblings,family...

WhatIsTheNatureVsNurtureDebate

Thenaturevsnurturedebateisonethathaspersistedthroughoutgenerationsofscientistsandneuroscientists

Somebelievethatallaspectsofhumanbehaviorandhumanfunctioningarestrictlyhereditary,passeddownfrom theparentsthroughgeneticsOthersbelievethattheenvironmenthasamuchgreaterimpact,andcandetermine one'spersonalityandintelligence.However,thisissueisnotasblackandwhiteasitmightappear.Whilegenetics mighthavemorepowerthantheenvironment,it...

TheDebateOnNatureVsNurtureEssay

dubioushistoryofthedebateonnaturevsnurturecontinuestobeacontroversy,moreandmorepsychologistsstart torisefrombothsidesoftheargument.TheearliestevidencecanbetracedbacktothetimeofJohnLocke,who believesthatourmindsareblankslatesandonlyexperiencecanwriteoverrideitDespitethemainfocusofthe issuebeinghowenvironmenttransacttoinfluencedevelopment,psychologiststodaycontinuetoargueontheissue ofnaturevsnurtureIntelligenceismoreof

ToWhatExtentDoesTheNatureAndNurtureDebate

Thenatureversusnurturedebateissaidtobeoneoftheoldest,longstandingdebateswithinpsychologyThis debatereallysparkstheinterestsofresearchingwhetheritissoleybynature(ourgenesorhereditaryfactors)orby nurture(ourenivornment,relationships,teachings)thatwebecomewhoweareorwhatinfluencesusmostNature dependsmoreonscience,asit'sthebeliefthatweinheritwhoweareandourgenesbecomeourbiologicalmake upPhilosopherssuchasDescartes,Galtonand

NatureNurtureDebateinGenderDevelopmentEssay

displaysmasculine,feminineorandrogynousbehavior,thenwhatdeterminesthis?Thetwomainargumentsare eithergenderisinnateorithasbeenlearnt.Thesetwodifferentperspectivesrepresentafamousdebatethatoccurs throughoutpsychology:thenature-nurturedebateThenaturesideofthedebatestatesthatgenderisbiological Thiswouldexplainthestrongrelationshipbetweentheperson'ssexandtheirgender.Thetheoryisthatbecause eachsexsharesthesamephysiologyandanatomy,they

Thecontroversialdebateofnatureversusnurturehasbeenaroundsince1869.Thephrase"NatureVersusNurture" wascreatedbytheEnglishpolymath,FrancisGaltonGaltonwasinfluencedbyabookwrittenbyhiscousin, CharlesDarwin,OntheOriginofSpecies.Darwin'sbookintroducesthescientifictheoryofhowpopulations evolvethroughtheprocessofnaturalselection.Galtonwasthefirsttoapplystatisticalmethodstothestudyof humanintelligenceinheritanceThisallowedhimtodetermine

SummaryOfTheControversialDebateOfNatureVs.Nurture

NatureVs.Nurture:ADebateWithinPsychology

1KaeezsMarkLeeFTondaPSY100NatureVsNurtureThere'sadebatewithinpsychologyaboutwhether certainaspectsofbehavioraregeneticorlearnedcharacteristics.Certainphysicalcharacteristicsaregenetic,like colorofeyes,hairtype,andskincolorOtherthingslikedriving,talking,ortyingyourshoesarelearnedPeople wonderifpersonalityandmentalabilitiesaregeneticorlearned.Therearegoodargumentsforboththenurture, andnaturesideofthesethreeissues:intelligence

WhatIsTheNatureAndNurtureDebateAllAbout

Thenatureversusnurturedebateisissuesthatweregoingonlongtimewithinpsychology.Whatisthenature versusnurturedebateallabout?•Natureisgenesandhereditarythatmakeuswhoare,werewecomefrom,our physicalappearancetoourpersonalitycharacteristics•Nurtureistheenvironmentalourchildhoodexperiences, howwewereraised,oursocialrelationships,andwhatsurroundsus.However,biologicalpsychologysaysthe biggestinfluenceisthegeneandthebiologicalbutbehaviorism

TheDebateOfNatureOrNurturePertainsToWhetherOrNot BehaviorIsLearned?

ThedebateofnatureversusnurturepertainstowhetherornotbehaviorisinheritedorifitislearnedNatureis acknowledgedtobeinfluencedbygeneticandbiologicalaspects.Nurtureisacceptedaslearnedcharacteristics, whicharecreatedbyperipheralinfluencesafterbirth.Naturetellsusthatourparentsdeterminethecolorofour eyes,hair,andtheriskforcertaindiseasesbythegenesweinheritfromthemPhysicalityhasbeenlinkedtobe influencedbygenesforexamplehair...

NatureVersusNurtureHasBeenABigDebateInThePast

NatureversusnurturehasbeenabigdebateinthepastfewyearsDebatesandargumentsfrombothsideshasits ownstatementswhichmakestheirsidestronger.Somearguethatitisinthegeneticsifapersonisintelligent wheresomestatetheopposite,thatsurroundingsmakeapersonintelligentwhichimprovestheminaperson mentallyandphysically.Inthe1950spsychologistHarryHarlowstudiedtheeffectsofmaternaldeprivationonthe developmentofbabymonkeys.Somephilosopherssuchas...

DiscusstheNature-NurtureDebateinRelationtoIndividual Development(M1)

Discussthenature-nurturedebateinrelationtoindividualdevelopment(M1)Evaluatethenature-nurturedebatein relationtodevelopmentoftheindividual(D1)Overthecourseofthelastcenturyoneofthegreatestdebatesin psychologyconcerns,thebasisofbehaviour,specificallywhetherbehaviourisinnateiegeneticallycontrolled,or whetheritislearntthroughthesocio-culturalenvironment.ThisisoftenreferredtoastheNaturevs.Nurture debateTherearetwomainargumentson

M1DiscusstheNatureNurtureDebateinRelationtotheDevelopment ofanIndividual

Discussthenature-nurturedebateinrelationtothedevelopmentofanindividualThehistoricaldebateregarding natureandnurturehasbeengoingonforyearsandisstillunresolved.Manytheoristsbelievewhatwehave inheritedandourgenes,makesusthewayweareandhowwedevelopOthertheoristsbelieveitisthewayweare broughtupandourexperiences,thatmakeusthewayweareandhowwedevelop.PhysicalThewaywelookcan bearguedtobemainlyduetonatureThegeneswe

NatureVsNurture:ADebateOnEducationSinceTheLate1600'S

eduNatureversusNurturehasbeenadebateineducationsincethelate1600's.ThedebatebeganwithJohnLocke 'sperspectiveofchildrenas"tabularasa"meaningblankslate,whenhestatedthatatbirthweareallthesame,but itisourunique"experiencesthatwritethescriptofourbehavioralrepertoire"(Allen,Boykin,&Jagers,nd)His theorystatesthatanindividual'sexperienceandenvironmentiswhatmakesthemwhotheyare.Thisideagaveus thefoundationforour"nurture"argument

TheFormulaforFruition:TheAgeOldDebateofNatureVersus NurturebyKendraCherry

TheFormulaforFruition:Naturevs.NurtureTheStoryofMySearchHaveyoueverwonderedwhatmakesa personsuccessful?Whyisitthatpeoplewhogrowupinthesameenvironmentgrowuptohavesuchdifferent qualitiesoflife?Asachildoftwoparentswhowouldbeconsidered"successful"bysociety,I'vealwayswondered howdifferentlyIwouldperforminlifehadIbeenthechildofdifferentpeopleorraisedinadifferentenvironment. I'dheardplentyofstoriesaboutpeoplecomingfrombad

NatureVs.Nurture:TheStrongestDebatesThatRaisesStrong ArgumentsFromDifferentViewpointsEssay

Naturev.s.Nurtureisoneofthestrongestdebatesthatraisesstrongargumentsfromdifferentviewpoints.Inthis essayiwilldescribewhethernatureornurturehadanimpactonwhoiamtodayinthissocietyIgrewupina wellcommonknownplacecalledNewYorkCity,butwhereilivedtheonlybrightlightswherecopcars,andthe spectacularsoundswereambulancesracingtosaveahumanbeing'slife,andthesceneswerenotsomethingyou wouldliketoseeinaBroadwayplay;they...

Nature-NurtureDebate

PeopleallhavedifferentviewsofchilddevelopmentsoeventuallytherewouldÂbedebateofwhetheritismore affectedbythebiologyortheenvironmentaswesaytheNature-nurturedebate.Biologyisthethingsthatwere givenfrombirthsuchasmusicaltalentorspecialabilitieswhichcannotbeaffectedbuttosupportandencourage. TheNurturepartismorecomplicatedasitismoreofthechild'ssurroundingsthataffectthechild'sinterestand development-theirsocietyandtheirculture...

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