Can someone please help me with this question.:
Many psychologists believe in the interaction of nature and nurture. In other words, nature as well as nurture makes you who you are today.Give an example from your own life that supports this idea. If you disagree, give an example from your own life that refutes this idea.
Thanks a lot for your help guys...
2007-01-29 10:54:16 · 4 answers · asked by Katy 1 in Social Science ➔ Psychology
You only need to look as far as twins. I know several pairs that are completely opposite - one feminine/one masculine. I work with little children and their parents will quickly tell you how different siblings are from birth forwrad regardless of gender.
2007-01-29 11:00:15 · answer #1 · answered by Cindy W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nature vs. Nurture has been an ongoing feud for years.
An example of how they both play a role into personality is babies are born with one of three temperments. There is easy, difficult, and slow to warm up.
Already there is a path created for that baby's personality. Now when you have a child was an "easy baby". He will be easy to please - kind of like one of those babies that ppl are always bragging about how their child is a "complete angel". Well that child will receive positive reinforcements from his parents. He then has a positive self esteem level through that conditioning process. So the way his parents treat him are nurture and the way his temperment was already defined is nature.
Now take the same "easy baby" and put him in a household with drug addicts. And let them raise him... maybe there is domestic violence, maybe they abuse him... he in turn does not have high self esteem, he will perceive himself as less and will maybe even think himself to worthless... and that's also nurture.
2007-01-30 00:55:09 · answer #2 · answered by WORLD FAMOUS 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well I have a theory....
people talk about the so called agression/violent gene. I think it may exist. this is nature. but based on your environment (nurture) it appears in different ways. some who is taught how important self-control is or to be non-violent will repress their urges. those with the gene who aren't taught to admire and strive for self-discipline might give in and become violent.
this can also be applied to victims of abuse. why do some become scared, shy, and reclusive for the rest of their lives, while others become more violent after abuse?
it could be that gene or lack there of. the abuse destroys trust and if you are already prone to violence and you were abused you weren't taught to resist violent urges
2007-01-29 20:07:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have 2 children who have never lived with their dad, don't even remember their dad and yet they act like him in unbelievable ways. Some of their facial expressions and certain actions could never have been learned, but they do it. And their mechanical inclination sure didn't come from me, but they have it.
These things are just "in them." Of course, that's just my opinion, but I think it's the only reasonable explanation.
2007-01-29 19:05:17 · answer #4 · answered by Tina 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋