2007-05-29 08:15:00 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Psychology
I believe it is both. We are born with an appitude,which when nurtured, develops. It's proven when children are left alone they don't develop. If left alone enough, they'll turn their face to the wall and die!
2007-05-29 08:23:57 · answer #1 · answered by donnakaydonkay 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Intelligence is mostly nature that it is why it remains constant over our life span. Nurture is needed to bring this out, but better nurture doesn't increase intelligence and thus it is not a valid variable.
If two kids have IQs of 75 and 110 and the 75 kid has better schooling and education and 110 kid drops out of school. At adults they are still 75 and 110 as intelligence is stable
You can test differently from day to day, but you can't really change the IQ you are born with.
This is the real answer to intelligence, not the logical/theoretical answer of the nature/nurture combination.
2007-06-05 21:37:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Intelligence is a different aspect of education. Then there is the question of what you want to do with your life. There are many intelligent people who did nothing with their lives. And many average people who became rich. Because of an idea that turned into a kazillion bucks. So, DNA gives us the foundation but from there is it nature, nuture or plain laziness.
2007-05-29 08:25:47 · answer #3 · answered by dtwladyhawk 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
...intelligence is both nature and nurture.
of mind are thoughts relating *nature* and/of symbolic meanings pertaining to physical material realms
of soul are feeling related thoughts to *nurture* greater meaning of symbolic meaning and relationships.
be well
2007-05-29 08:37:45 · answer #4 · answered by theoutcast09 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is evidence to support both. Like everything else within the context of this debate, both factors play a significant role and it can never be ruled out as one cause or another.
2007-05-29 08:20:03 · answer #5 · answered by Buying is Voting 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
well i havent found any person who was raised by wolfz yet so nature is totally bs. nurtured i would think so, well maybe trainned.
2007-05-29 18:27:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Both
2007-06-04 18:07:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nuture defninly. Not to be nasty but most of the time, the thick kids come from trashy, grungy homes. Or maybe its because theyve been brought up not to care.
2007-05-29 08:19:29 · answer #8 · answered by Lucccy! 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's both, but mostly "nature". You can't teach a stupid kid to be clever and you can't make a clever kid dumb. Although you can change both slightly so there is both.
2007-06-05 01:25:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
nurture.
2007-06-04 08:58:40 · answer #10 · answered by Lisa 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋