Child Development: Nature Vs. Nurture

One of the oldest debates in the history of Psychology is about Nature versus Nurture. Today, we know that both play a significant role in human’s life. Some people believe that it is genes which affects our way of life and some people believes that it is none other but our environment that greatly influences our lifestyle and some believe that both has tremendous impact on one’s way of life. Indeed in certain cases both our nature (our genes) and our environment roughly play an equal role in human life.

‘The main way a child grows and develops depends on 3 things: the genes from the parents, the environment in which the child grows up in, the child’s health.

At the center of the issues of what influences child development, would be the controversy between nature versus nurture . Nature and nurture are two major influences on development. Over the years there had been a lot of researches , for nature and nurture and the influence on children’s development that has been known for the lead census of the developmental and psychology that shoes the importance of both genetics and the environment. (Monographs of the society for Research in Child development, 2007). Even though nature versus nurture does play a big role in child development , nurture seems to be just a little bit

If we look at epigenetics it tells us how nature vs nurture interacts cohesively. In chapter three of Discovering Psychology, the Science of The Mind it states that “Epigenetics refers to the field of reversible development of traits by facts that determines how the genes perform.” (John T. Cacioppo and Laura A. Freberg, 2014 p. 73). With that being said, we know that our genes play a role

Erickson’s psychosocial theory adds perspective to why identical twins, Linda and Lydia, turned out differently (Feldman 2010). Linda was raised by a family in the rural west, while Lydia went to a family in the urban south. These are two very different situations filled with different socioeconomical environments (Feldman 2010). The differences in the girls’ social environment could have had huge influence on their cognitive development (Feldman 2010). We need to analyze what Erickson’s psychosocial theory says about the way our social interactions with other people can test and outline our development (Feldman 2010). We can also take a look at the

The old and popular debate between ‘nature vs. nurture’ has generated a lot of interest in newborns, who were previously thought to be ‘blank slates’, and has contributed a lot to developmental psychology, a field of psychology focusing on studying infants. It is now generally accepted that both nature and nurture make equal contribution to the infant’s development.

Explain how children and young people’s development is influenced by a range of personal factors.

In society, not one person is alike. By saying this, many people believe that they strongly take after their parents. Meaning they think Nature is a big part in their life and why they are who they are. The genes in each cell in us humans determine the different traits that we have, more dominantly on the physical connections like eye color, hair color, ear size, height, and other traits. However, it is still not known whether the more abstract attributes like personality, intelligence, sexual orientation, likes and dislikes are gene-coded in our DNA. The nurture theory has experiments showing a child’s behavior with the environment as to adult behavior. In the Nature Vs Nurture debate, everyone has their own thoughts and ideas on each

The nature vs nurture debate is one of the most enduring in the field of psychology.How far are human behaviors, ideas, and feelings, INNATE and how far are they all LEARNED?These issues are at the

One of the most commonly used debates in the history of psychology is that of nature vs nurture. Does one's surroundings affect the person they become, or are they genetically programmed at birth to act as they do? Thanks to explanations from either side of this debate, an excuse for the crazed actions of an individual can be found in both their birth and their own personal upbringing.

Nature versus nurture is a psychology term related to whether heredity or the environment most impacts human psychological development. Nature is what you already know and what is instinct. It also is what kicks in when you’re in trouble. Nurture is what you learn and what you observe by watching people. Nurture is what parents do when their kids are hurt or need them.

If I were to categorize these three influences on a child's outcome it would go, parents, peers, then genes. However, I feel like parents and peers go hand and hand in certain situations. I believe what shapes a child's outcome starts at home, in the early ages of a child's development they are grasping for knowledge and affection from their parents. So if the parents are influencing their child to be independent and responsible at a young age before they reach the point of having a mind of their own, they will choose whether they take or engage in some particular peer behaviors. This reminds me in psychology where we learned about nature vs nurture. You will always be surrounded by peers and whether you realize it or not you will take on

Personally I feel like, I was influence both nature and nurture. My parent had a huge impact in my childhood development. More or less nature plays role in my development as a young boy. Genetically my father is outdoor person, and I inherited and I have carried that genes influence with me. Even coming to different country and cold environment that hasn’t changed bit. Another genetically inherited is the “color of my skin, eye, and height”. I also believe lower temperament another factor that I gain biologically from my parents as well as grandparents.

It has been a very heated debate as to whether nature or nurture has a greater effect on the development of children. I believe that a nurturing environment has a stronger influence on a child’s personality than the role of nature. This class has provided me with more support and in agreement with my claim and it has given me a new perspective as to which parenting class I will use when I have my own family.

The essay aims to discuss and debate issues surrounding nature and nurture, with attention on how Erick Erickson (1950) stages of development tend to link with Psychology, Sociology and Biology. Allied with this, it endeavours to enhance on the relationship between psychology and other scientific disciplines (namely biology and sociology). It will also discuss existing theoretical views about nature and nurture in human development, from which conclusion will arise based on the impact on development.