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Explain The Biological Foundations Theory

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My sister and I have very different levels of tolerance for noise. I cannot stand any kind of noise, especially when concentrating. She on the other hand does not mind it and is usually the one making the noises that annoy me. The biological foundations theory can aid in explaining our differences. Ultimately, the biological foundations theory states that our environment and our genes influence how we turn out. The environment is our household, the people we interact with, where we live, and much more. Genes are what make us who we are in appearance and personality. They are the traits that we share and that distinguish us from each other. My sister and I grew up in the same environment and we share 50% of our genes. Yet we have have such different tolerance levels for noise. Why? The biological foundations theory says that it is how genes and environment interact that shapes us. For me, clicking, typing, talking in the halls, tapping a pen, and shaking legs annoy me to no end. My sister on the other hand is completely oblivious to it or is the one doing all these annoying things. She cannot sit still, she needs to tap or chew when we are in the car. She likes noise and stimulating environments. I don’t, I prefer the quiet …show more content…

My parents left me home alone since the age of four and I would be alone from morning until late into the afternoon. This meant that I couldn’t let on that I was there to the neighbors. I grew up in a silent place, staying silent. Noises for me were always concerning. My sister for the most part grew up in a stimulating environment with preschool, park visits, and play dates. She was raised in noise. I didn’t go to the park because it was too dangerous to go out walking alone in our neighborhood. It was also a foreign country to me while she was born here. Our environments growing up are different, but it is not only the environment that is responsible for our

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