Nature vs. Nurture

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Nature - Our genes, what we are born with

OR

Nurture - Our environment, how we are raised

Researchers have been fighting, for ages, about what factors impact how a child developments.

Are children and the adults they become, more influenced by their Nature (genes or biology), or by their Nurture (environment or upbringing)?

Click Here Links to an external site. for an excellent article on the Princeton website on the Nature vs Nurture Links to an external site. debate.

Each theorist we meet throughout the course has their own idea of which impacts development more - Nature or Nurture.  Look for that information in the content.

  • What are your thoughts?
  • Which concept do you feel has more pull when deciding how we turn out in life?
  • Are you more a product of your genes or of your experiences? Is it just one or the other?

The debate continues within science. By the end of the quarter you will have some acquired some new knowledge about the influence of nature and nurture in our development.