NATURE VS NUTURE 1

Nature and Nurture Development
Mary Smith
PSY 330
Tim Wilder
January 26, 2014

NATURE VS NUTURE 2

The nature versus nurture debate, as it relates to human development, is unique and gravitates to all humans for decades. In the field of psychology, the question frequently arises as to how much of human behavior is due to environment and how much is due to genetic influence. There are various methods used to determine if violent behavior is a function of nature or nurture. There was a study conducted in Germany and the UK, which involved a child’s behavior due to their environment and how much is due to their genetics. “It is society (or culture, respectively) into which the children are born, with its prevailing behavioral norms, creeds, social structures, attitudes, mentalities, etc., which imprints and profiles the newborn humans” (Voland, E., 2000). Nature are the elements which make up a person such as their qualities. Nurture is to raise, educate, support and love a person. Violence is a natural phenomenon that should be treated, or violence is a learned behavior that children should be taught to avoid. Before making an assumption or decision, onlookers of the debate should consider how genetics may come into play in the behaviors of individuals, how environment may affect an individual’s behaviors, and how they both may interact to create violence as a whole. Nature refers to an individual's innate qualities or nativism. For example, nature is in your genes. The researcher’s hypothesis is how much of violent behavior is due to the environment and how much is due to genetic influence. There are various methods used to determine if violent behavior is a function of nature or nurture. The conclusion, violent behavior is due to the adverse childhood environment.
NATURE VS NUTURE