Essay Archive - Nature / Nurture or Both !
Nature / Nurture or Both !
The controversy over what determines who we are, whether it is Nature
(heredity, our biological make up) or Nurture (our environment) is taking a new
shape. Through the past decades, psychologists have developed different theories
to explain the characteristics of human-beings; how we feel, think and behave.
Usually, these theories were one directional in the nature / nurture question.
Today, a new approach to deal with this question is emerging. This new approach
finds a middle ground between nature and nurture. The conclusion that nature and
nurture are complementary and work hand ....
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