debate of nature vs. nurture has been highly discussed for /many years/, whether human nature is completely dependent on genes or it is forged by environmental circumstances. Despite various claims that the issue has been resolved, no clear answer has been agreed on by scholars. Matt Ridley argues in Nature via Nurture that “The discovery of how genes actually influence human behaviour, and how human behaviour influences genes, is about to recast the debate entirely. No longer is it nature versus nurture
mold us. Love and affection from other people are vital too. In a study done in 1977 by Albert Bandura, he found that aggression is learned from the environment through imitation and observation. I agree generally with the nurture side because I have seen examples in which experiences of people have made them into who they are today. I find the movie Good Will Hunting a good example of this. Will Hunting is a genius by nature. He was born with incredible talent and it only has helped that he enjoys
traits are not biological, such as a person going through adolescence in one relaxed culture can have a different outcome than a person in a culture with more emphasis on following norms. I.E. Sex in Samoan and American cultures. Freemans view on nature and nurture is based on the principle that a persons traits are biological but can be changed by the culture they are immersed in. Both these
killer. In nature vs. nurture, the nature deals with genetics – the characteristics that we are born with, personality traits, genetic make-up, etc. A serial killer that shows a good example of this is David “Son of Sam” Berkowitz. Berkowitz had a normal childhood and his adoptive parents were very loving and supportive. This shows that his killing compulsions most likely came from his inner self, his biological factors, rather than how he was raised. One argument that comes with the gene/nature explanation
Child development in psychology is a very vast and important field of study. It is studying how us as human beings come to be, from the moment of our conception through our early years onwards to becoming adolescents and eventually a complete adult with regards to social emotional, cognitive, personality and biological evolvement. This by itself should be an indication of how important it is to study child development. considering we all were children once, we all passed through relatively similar
events, people, and actions.” (1) The effect of schemata on knowledge can be seen through an experiment Bartlett performed whereby English background participants were asked to read and reproduce a Native American folk story. (1) The findings of the study showed that indeed cultural and societal factors may influence memory and perception. This approach shows how culture, i.e. shared knowledge, can affect the way we process new knowledge. The shared knowledge which is culture has been adapted in our