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Nature Vs. Nurture Discussion

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Millions of children start new lives every day. The process of their development has always been of question to us; we are completely unaware of the exact processes that they go through. Human psychologist continue to ponder the dispute of whether the factors that structure a human are biological or circumstantial. Several contradicting theories have been made about the nature versus nurture discussion. Through personal experience and being an older sibling, I am able to clearly analyze and make my own conclusions. I believe that nurture is the dominating force compared to nature. “Nature” refers to the inherited traits. Each human being has roughly 100,000 genes that create the physical characteristics of a child. The genes are only responsible for fostering traits such as blue eyes, brown hair, and skin color. In addition, nature is also responsible for passing on genes that contain diseases such as alzheimer 's and even certain cancers. On the other hand, “nurture” refers to the environmental factors that influence a person. Nature is the superior force in the creation of personality and distinct and individualized characters because each person perceives events differently. After our brains perceive different events, we either produce dopamine (pleasure) or register in our cortex to not do the same thing again. A common example used by psychologists is the hot stove; if you get hurt by touching a hot stove, it is highly likely that you will never do it again. Because

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