Nature vs Nurture

"Nature versus nurture" is a debate related to whether heredity or the environment most impacts human psychological development such as behavior, habits, intelligence and personality. It's obvious that you share your parents' DNA in the physical sense like you might have blue eyes like your father but it is difficult to explain your love of writing poetry or being a talented football player in the same way. The theory of genetic predispositions is known as the "nature" theory of human behavior and the theory that people think and behave in certain ways because they are taught and trained to do so is known as the "nurture" theory of human behavior. The understanding of the human genome has made it clear that Nature endows us with innate tendencies and Nurture enables expression of these genetic tendencies as we respond, adapt, learn and mature. People who take the position that all or most behaviors and characteristics are the result of inheritance are known as nativists, where as people who take the position that all or most behaviors and characteristics are the result of learning are known as empiricists.

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