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    try and describe to someone. On its face, it’s pretty simple, or black and white. It’s an “either/or” debate. Having had similar debates where nature and nurture were discussed as possible reasons for X, I have always been more comfortable with the idea that it’s not so much a matter of Nature or Nurture, but rather a sliding scale on which Nature and Nurture represent the opposing ends of the scale. The research I’m finding is showing this to be the case more so than the either/or version of the debate

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    One of the oldest human development debate in psychology is nature vs. nurture. Some scientists believe that people are born with personality qualities that come from instinct, without the need to learn the trait (Rathus, 56). They are other scientists that believe ones personality is effected by his/her surroundings (Rathus, 56) Nature is the inborn, innate character of an organism (Rathus,56). Our genotypes provide us with physical traits that set off certain behaviors (Rathus,56). For example

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    In the argument of nature versus nurture, there are two sides. But I believe that there is a middle ground, where nature and nurture work together, though there are many fine points to make on the argument of nurture over nature, and of nature over nurture. I hope to cover all sides and clearly explain my point to you. I believe that your environment and your nature as a human are both important in your personality. On one side where you come from has a big impact on who you will be. You may have

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    The debate on nature versus nurture is an old philosophical issue in psychology. Nature involves all genes as well as hereditary factors, which influence who we are. These range from the physical appearance to the personality features of a person. Nurture involves all environmental variables, which determine who we are: experiences during early childhood, how one is raised, the surrounding culture, and one’s social relationships. Biological psychology today insists on the significance of genet is

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    In the world of psychology, nature and nurture have great meanings as to how it affects an individual. It is argued on which one affects someone's personality, behavior traits, and thought process the most. Nature is somebody’s genes, physical traits, and biology and nurture is how someone was raised and how they live including their family, their culture, and the environment in which they are surrounded with. I agree that both nature and nurture have a great impact on many things in a person's

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    Nature Nurture Debate

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    The nature vs. nurture debate on human behaviorisms has been decided one of the most contentious topics in the field of psychology. The controversy is based on the idea that our behavior, intelligence, personality, and emotions are either inherited through genes, or established through the environment. Are we simply born with destine personalities, or are they learned by experiences and observations? This started in 1582 when the British educator Richard Mulcaster stated, “Nature makes the boy toward

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    Nature Nurture Debate

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    The nature versus nurture debate is the scientific, cultural, and philosophical debate about whether human culture, behavior, and personality are caused primarily by nature or nurture. Within the field of psychology, this so-called nature-nurture debate, is very often associated with the issue of intellectual quotient, better known as IQ. In the past psychologists have argued that the way in which a child developed was based solely on nature, genetic or hormone-based behaviors, or nurture, environment

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    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. In a world constantly plagued by violence, society searches for a rhyme or rhythm in the mentality of the convicted

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    Nature vs. Nurture

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    Or did the environments that they grew up in play a part in making who they are? In the nature vs. nurture controversy, nature proclaims that our genetic make-up plays the primary role in human

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    Nature Vs Nurture

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    Nature is genes and it contributes to personality. Anais and sam were twins and separated at birth, and their personality are quite the same; they are both spunky, dramatic,Creative careers, both of them talk with their hands. The Jim twins were separated at birth, but they are amazing alike, This is why they both had the same IQ, same jobs of Deputy sheriff and after that was woodworking, they had wives with the same name Linda and Betty. Twins half of the time has the same homasexality by genes

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