2006-12-10 07:03:50 · 4 answers · asked by Z 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Personality itself is extremely complex, and separating nature and nurture is not easy or obvious. However, some personality traits are very likely heritable, and the substrate upon we build our personalities through life in response to human interactions, emotional challenges, life's slings, arrows, and rewards, etc. is our basic biological makeup which is largely determined by our genes.
It is a bit semantic, but since we are talking about human personality here, that fact alone presupposes a genetic basic at some level, in that human beings as a species are defined by their genetics. You can't really say "human" *anything* without that working assumption.
2006-12-10 07:13:37 · answer #1 · answered by Jerry P 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its debatable
that brings up the nature vs. nurture argument.
however, some studies have shown that twins formed from the same egg have very similar traits, e.g. both prefer red shirts, or both like vanilla ice cream, even when raised apart.
therfore, to some extent, personality is inherited, although nurture has a lot of effect on personality as well
2006-12-10 07:13:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
some is genes. some is nurture. so basically it is a combination of nature and nurture.
2006-12-10 07:56:08 · answer #3 · answered by Brian Byrd 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no, it's something that you develop based on outside sources, especially during youth
2006-12-10 07:12:00 · answer #4 · answered by B-Late 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋