Nature Vs. Nurture

What is your position on this issue? Do you believe nature/genetics/heredity or nurture/parents/social influences is the most influential? Why do you believe that?

 

 

As argued by Normile, (2016), human acquire characters and behavior traits from nurture and genetic characteristics are inherited by nature. Nurture is more influential than nature. Traits and characteristics are not observed at birth but it is recognized only after maturation. Environmental factors are responsible for cognitive development and psychological behavior (Coll, Bearer & Lerner, 2014). Thus, personality and behavior is influenced due to nurturing of the individual. However, it cannot be denied that nature and nurture influences each other.

Reference list:

Coll, C. G., Bearer, E. L., & Lerner, R. M. (Eds.). (2014). Nature and nurture: The complex interplay of genetic and environmental influences on human behavior and development. Psychology Press.

Normile, D. (2016). Nature from nurture. Science, 351(6276), 908-910.