...that I have chose to write about are; parenting style, nature-nurture issue, influence, need for achievement, and also generativity-versus-stagnation stage. I have chosen to write about these five concepts because I feel that each of them has given me the foundations on which I have built my life and helped shape me into to person I am today. I first chose parenting style, I was raised by my grandparents and they were what I would consider permissive parents for the most part they gave us freedom and required little from us however, they did show us that responsibility was a very big part of life and the earlier we learn it the better we will accept it when we enter adulthood. They made having responsibility somewhat fun by helping us with chores and homework, and the feeling that I got from knowing that they were happy with me and proud of me really reinforced that if I were to show the same responsibility for other aspects of my life I could achieve anything I set my mind to. The next concept I chose would be the nature-nurture issue, this affected my life because I felt that both nature and nurture played a part in my growing up. By nature of my family, excluding one of my parents, I was naturally hard working, determined, easy-going, and fun. Growing up in my family you can see each of these traits in everyone, and I feel that it is in our nature to exhibit these characteristics. I can say the same for the nurture aspect, form an early age we are shown through the elders that...
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...Kristin Mason PSY 215-91 Assignment 1 While scientists argue with psychologist about things that become a factor in human life and development, things happen every day that shape a person. The theory of Nature v. Nurture has always been the biggest argument they have been involved in. Nature is the process of an organism that guides it to develop according to its genetic code. Nurture is the environmental factors that influence the development. Another theory is continuity v. discontinuity where the argument is that human development is a continuous process where learning happens gradually or when biological changes had an effect on psychological changes, where biological changes were the basis for personality development. The third and final theory is active v. passive; where children are seen as active even mischievous and wanting to learn compared to passive beings having to be motivated to learn from instructors. I do not believe that nature or nurture play a bigger role than the other in human development. One would think that I should have brown hair and brown eyes by nature because my parents both have the dominant gene but I received the recessive gene and have blue eyes and blond hair. I believe I got my physical features from my uncle (mom’s brother) and my grandmother (mom’s mother), both have blue eyes and both had light hair when they were younger. I often feel like I am the odd ball from my family or as my dad says “the mailman’s daughter”. My mother always...
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...each time he/she hears the word chocolate he/she will salivate since they associate the word with the taste of chocolate. In the operant conditioning children learn by reinforcement and confirmation. Consequently learning language iis focused on nurture. Chomsky considers that vocabulary is employed creatively and is initiated by the environment at a specific age otherwise it will never occur. To illustrate, Jeanine a thirteen year old who was restricted to isolation by her father was not subjected to language, she was never able to utilize language again. This backs up Chomsky concept that language is natural and if this is not learned by a certain age it will not be attained. All these hypotheses are an additional demonstration of just how distinct the perceptions of naturist is as compared to nurturists. To summaries, as shown an enormous amount of work has gone into studies set out to investigate the human development. Moreover, these theories have looked at how humans develop their personality, intelligence, how they interact with family and peers and how that affects their development and what forces drives this development. Although plenty of evidence has been presented in order to support either side in this nature versus nurture debate it seems almost...
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...Augustine Appiah Dankwah BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma in Health and Social Care Unit 4: Development through the Life stages M1 For two of the life stages of your famous individual, discuss the nature/nurture debate in relation to their development. (PIES) For this assignment, my famous individual is Lewis Hamilton. I am going to look at how the nature-nurture debate manifests itself in two of his life stages. The nature-nurture debate is a concept debated by some theorist who argue that we are born the way we are; nature. And that we are brought up and influenced by our surroundings that make us the way we are; nurture We are going to look at Lewis Hamilton’s childhood and adulthood in relation to the nature-nurture debate 4-9years; childhood At this stage, physically Lewis was a healthy child. In relation to the nature-nurture debate, it can be said that Lewis’s health was based on how well he was looked after by his parents, the nurture debate. Also when we look at the nature debate, we could also argue that he had good health because he was born healthy, aspiring to the nature debate. At the age of six, he had the ability to use a radio-controlled car and to ride a go-kart. This ability is more a nurture debate because it was his father that nurtured him to have this ability by buying him a radio-controlled car and go-kart. His father encouraged him. He would not have this ability at birth. Intellectually Lewis attended John Henry Newham School in Stevenage...
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...Record: 1 Full Text Database: Book Review Digest Plus (H.W. Wilson) Title:|The Nurture Assumption (Book Review). | Authors:|Smith, Peter K.| Source:|Politics & the Life Sciences. Mar2000, Vol. 19 Issue 1, p12. 3p. | Document Type:|Book Review| Subjects:|NURTURE Assumption, The (Book)BOOKS -- ReviewsHARRIS, JudithCHILDRENNONFICTION| Abstract:|Reviews the book 'The Nurture Assumption: Why Children Turn Out the Way They Do,' by Judith Rich Harris.| ISSN:|0730-9384| Accession Number:|4986086| || Persistent link to this record (Permalink):|http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=pbh&AN=4986086&site=ehost-live| || Cut and Paste:|The Nurture Assumption (Book Review).| || Database: |Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection| AUTHOR: |Peter K. Smith| TITLE: |The Nurture Assumption| SOURCE: |Politics and the Life Sciences 19 no1 112-14 Mr 2000| The magazine publisher is the copyright holder of this article and it is reproduced with permission. Further reproduction of this article in violation of the copyright is prohibited. The Nurture Assumption: Why Children Turn Out the Way They Do Judith Rich Harris New York: The Free Press, 1998, 462 pp. US$25.50 cloth. ISBN 0-684-84409-5. US$15.00 paper. ISBN 0-684-85707-3. Simon and Schuster, 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020, USA. Judith Rich Harris's book has generated very considerable controversy and publicity. The bottom line of her argument is that, when we think...
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...surroundings build the rest. Some psychologists strongly believe that genetics have fairly little to do with people's personalities but rather it is our surroundings, culture, and traditions that shape who we are. According to Saul McLeod, author of "Nature Nurture in psychology from Simply Psychology, "At the other end of the spectrum are the environmentalists – also known as empiricists (not to be confused with the other empirical / scientific approach). Their basic assumption is that at birth the human mind is a tabula rasa (a blank slate) and that this is gradually “filled” as a result of experience." Other people for nurture believe our childhood and experiences are the only thing that determines how well each individual deals with social situations. In the article "Taking the 'vs.' out of nature vs. nurture" the author, Alana Snibbe, states how culture is a big part of nurture and who we are. Culture is humans way of answering life's unanswerable questions and it's this that shapes a lot about how we think and our individual psychology. People who believe in the same things are probably going to think alike and act alike. Obviously, there are some very extreme cases where nature is taken out of the debate all together and nurture is the sole factor to why someone behaves the way they do. Some examples are an abusive parent, being abandoned or neglected and always being in someone's shadow. These situations have a much bigger effect on humans than any genes. On...
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...Motivation & Emotion and Development Psychology Tiffany Hibbler Colorado Technical University Online PSYC120-1104A-09 October 16, 2011 Motivation & Emotion and Development Psychology The three parts of my identity and psychological makeup that I choose to discuss in the nature vs. nurture viewpoints are; personality, motivation, and self-esteem. Nature is more of what you’re born with such as; genetics and nurture is more of the environment. The nature of my personality is that I received some things from both parents. I received from my mother kind heartedness meaning that I will do anything I can to help someone who needs help, especially if I see where they are doing some good for themselves and trying their best. From my dad I have the kind of attitude at times where I tell people exactly what I think and don’t care how it affects their feelings. One of my sayings that I say a lot is “It is what it is”. The nurture part of my personality is that I have dual personalities because I am a Gemini. I consider astrology as the environment portion. My world comes in pairs of good and evil, naughty and nice. No matter how hard I try not to believe in it, it is true. I can be your best friend and happy one day or moment, and then the next I can be your worst enemy. Some days I can be friendly and speak and talk to people, and other days I don’t say nothing or have an attitude like everything irritates me. Everyone who I meet or know me says I’m more mean than nice...
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...This research paper explores different published journal articles that report results from empirical research conducted by different theorist in the field of psychology. By looking at the empirical research on nature versus nurture and how it takes both nature and nurture to develop the personality, the baffling question of what influences personality development can start to be answered. The unconscious is also proven to have its influence on personality, by events sealed away in the unconscious of the mind, the influences help to develop the personality and the person to become their self. The self is the person who relates to others. It refers to a unique set of traits, behaviors, and attitudes that distinguish a person in their culture. With in every culture are influences on the personality development by the customs that dictate to how a person should act in the culture they live. There are many other influences on the personality development such as, birth order, a person’s genetics and the different ego states that are all different parts, but are the results of the one whole personality. This research paper will explain and reveal the mystery behind one person being motivated and mature and another person that is not. It contains valuable and revealing information that will explain the different influences on the development of the personality that mold a person’s personality to form one, whole and unique person. View of Personality Development Even after...
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...Carrie C. Professor Debbie J. ENG122 May 1, 2011 Development of a Child’s Temperament Temperament is a set of in-born traits that organize the approach of a child to different situations in life and governs the personality of the individual. Temperaments appear quite stable from birth and are characteristics that are neither good nor bad but how the child receives them determines whether the child perceives them as such. It is very important that parents and caregivers understand the temperament of a child so that they may devise a way to manage the traits of the child and avoid blaming themselves or the child for natural occurrences which they have no control. This knowledge may also be important for parents to understand how their children may respond to certain situations or anticipate activities that may pose great difficulties for their children to handle, thus the ability to design a method of assisting the child who attempt those activities. It is worth noting that early development may determine the future personality of an individual although it may not be necessarily the main determinant. Thomas and Chess first brought about the theory of temperament by identifying nine traits which have so far been classified to form three groups of temperament which are: difficult to easy, slow to warm, or cautious (Oliver, 2002). This research paper aims to explore the different factors that influence the development of temperaments in a child. Carrie 2 It is known that...
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...has are caused by nature or nurture. Meaning are the traits caused by genetics or caused by the environment that one lives in. There have been a number of studies done on individuals in order for researchers to find whether individual’s traits are brought about due to nature or nurture. With all of the studies that have been performed, it is still hard for researchers and scientist to pen-point if certain trails and characteristics are due to nature (the genetic aspect of an individual) or nurture (the environmental aspect of an individual). In 1979 a study began at the University of Minnesota, in Minneapolis. This study is best known as the Minnesota Twins Study. This study was to see if twins that are reared apart, still have the same traits as if they were reared together. Over the years of this study, it has been proven that there are psychological traits that appear in twins that are reared apart. (Bouchard, Jr., 1990) This study showed that there are natural traits between the twins, however they have also found that these sets of twins share some of the same traits when it comes to the nurture aspects of their raisings. When it comes to really know how one comes about having certain traits, this is something that scientist and researchers will continue to do future studies on. This is because an individual’s dispositional trails and other characteristics are created due to both nature and nurture. I say this because there is...
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...Nature or Nurture? Jennifer Thomas PSY1103 W16 Mod A Section 1 Billie Graham 1/31/16 Miller-Motte College Online Programs Nature or Nurture? The argument of Nature or Nurture is asking the question does a person become the adult they are based on their nature or the nurture given from their parents or whomever raised them as kids. According to the text through interaction with your parents, peers, and others, you learned how to get along with people, a developmental task called socialization. (Psychology Core Concepts, pg. 289) I believe that the genes you are born with have a certain amount of contribution to the person you become. Genes can only contribute so much it also has more to do with health issues other than psychological development. My belief is that a person’s personal adult life is mainly dependent on the nurture you receive as a child. Socialization has a big part to play in the psychological development a person has an adult. In my personal experiences I have developed certain psychological ailments because of my life experiences. I raised with an authoritarian grandparent. I was raised where I could not speak up for myself and received punishment in the form of whippings and grounding. I wasn’t able to socialize with other kids except for my older sister and my grandmother’s friend child. Since I was raised this way I have been the victim of an abusive relationship and I loathed myself for a longtime. I have been diagnosed with...
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...What is the nature versus nurture controversy? In your opinion, is nature or nurture a more important determinant in human behavior? Why? Provide support for your answer. As we all know, nature is the biological genetics which individuals inherited from their parents, and nurture is known as the environment in which we're raised. The nature-nurture controversy is a classic research between behavioral psychologists in which they did find “the source of the creation of human personality” (Genes and behavior, “n.d.”), including physical and behavioral traits, and given out a question: “What is the main influence on human - their genetics or their environment?” (Nature vs. Nurture Examples. “n.d.”). It's commonly known that people have a few particular physical traits as their parents by sharing the same DNA. But where do people find their interest for other behaviors like the preference of reading specific kinds of book, or their natural abilities? That's what the nature versus nurture controversy tackles (What does "nature versus nurture" mean?, “n.d."). Some scientist claim that nature plays an important role in this issue. For example, in a theory of attachment, Bowlby shows us the “views the bond between mother and child as being an innate process that ensures survival” (“Bowlby, J., 1969”). In addition, Chomsky also claims that “language is gained through the use of an innate language acquisition device” (“Chomsky, N.,1965”). However, other scientists opposed that environmental...
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...Nature vs. Nurture When looking at the nature and nurture debate, overall, I believe that our thoughts, behaviors, and emotions as humans are more strongly influenced by our environment, or nurtured. However, looking from the other point of view, that they are influenced by nature is also very plausible. In general, the reason that the nurtured makes most sense to me, is that the environment everyone grows up in (which is what influences us, obviously,) is so varied from person to person. What is natural to someone from Sweden, will not be natural to an individual in India, or the U.S., or Argentina. Another great example of variance, which is very applicable to me since I am training to be and working as a chef, is the principal of taste aversion. This was discovered by John Garcia along with other researcher. In taste aversion, foods can give certain people bad thoughts via taste or other consequences from the food, where as others may love the same particular food. When I cook food for friends or family, even though I love it, my sister may despise it, while my parents also enjoy it. There is a variance from person to person and thoughts, behaviors, and feelings can influence a persons rationale even though their environment has been relatively identical to another person with a different rational. The environment of each individual is different, so it makes most sense that individuals are nurtured as opposed to having a natural rationale. A type of social learning, is...
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...Nature Nurture D 1 http://s2.hubimg.com/u/3627189_f520.jpg(1 August 2011) Some scientists like George Howe Colt think that people behave as they do according to genetic predisposition this is known as the nature theory of human behaviour. Other scientists believe that people think and behave in certain ways because they are taught to do so, this is known as the nurture theory of human behaviour. For Nelson Mandela in his childhood stage he was able to build a house for himself, looking after cattle, playing different types of games. This allowed him to exercise helping him physically in his childhood stage, so I think you are not born strong but you train yourself to be strong which is nurture. From the earliest moments of life, the interaction of heredity and the environment works to shape who children are and who they will become. While the genetic instructions says that a child inherits from his parents which may set out a road map for development, the environment can impact how these directions are expressed, shaped or event silenced. The complex interaction of nature and nurture does not just occur at certain moments or at certain periods of time it is persistent and lifelong. Clearly, social and emotional development can begin as early as birth, but these developments tend to be primordial and limited until the child is no longer a toddler. This is the period when children begin to develop the abilities to interact with others. These interactions can range...
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...Gender role is manifested within society by observable factors such as behavior and appearance (Ghosh, 2009). Gender identity refers to a person’s personal sense of whether he or she are male or female (or rarely, both or neither). Gender identity, in nearly all instances, is self-identified, as a result of a combination of inherent and extrinsic or environmental factors (Ghosh, 2009). And sexual orientation or preference is whom a person is physically and sexually attracted to. In this paper the topics of discussion will be the interaction between hormones and behaviors in addition to how these interactions affect determining gender identity. It will also explore the biological factor, and how it influences gender as well as nature or nurture in influencing the gender identity of a person. Prenatal exposure to androgen could influence the development of gender role behaviors. For example: boys playing with construction toys and girls playing with...
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