Read the following article on TED\'s blog \"On nature versus nurture: A neurosci
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Read the following article on TED's blog "On nature versus nurture: A neuroscientist knee-deep in diapers reflects. "htt://blog.ted.com/2012/12/11/on-nature-versus-nature-a-neuroscientist-knee-deep-in-diapers-reflects/ Give your feedback in regards to his comments about nature vs nurture in a 350-word APA paper with adequate references to support your answers. Read the following article on TED's blog "On nature versus nurture: A neuroscientist knee-deep in diapers reflects. "htt://blog.ted.com/2012/12/11/on-nature-versus-nature-a-neuroscientist-knee-deep-in-diapers-reflects/ Give your feedback in regards to his comments about nature vs nurture in a 350-word APA paper with adequate references to support your answers.Explanation / Answer
Nature Vs Nurture
Abstract: The controversy of whether you are biologically determined or you are shaped by your environment has been a big discussion for a long time. It is commonly known as the "Nature versus Nurture" controversy where nature is the side that you are biologically determined and nurture is the side that your environment shapes who you are.
Introduction: There are many theories to understand why humans behave the way they do. The theories for behavior derive from physiological and sociological explanations. The famous nature vs. nurture debate over human behavior resulted from conflicting views between proponents of the physiological (nature) and sociological (nurture) explanations. The nature vs. nurture debate over the last four decades has reached an agreement that they both influence the development of human behavior.
In addition to our genetics, our identity is influenced by the experiences we live through. These experiences nurture our development. They include the way our parents raised us, the types of schools we attend, the activities we participate in, and the people with which we meet and interact. The choices we make in our lives also contribute greatly to who we become. While we often cannot control our genes or the experiences of our childhood, we do have opportunities to make choices about how to react to the traits we inherit as well as to the experiences we have. We can allow them to hinder us or use them to give us strength. The combination of these three forces creates person we are today and the person we are to become.
Methodology: Some cases of identical twins, differences between boys and girls and reptiles were taken to understand the basis of genetic and environmental factors. Identical triplet daughters may look identical because they share their entire DNA; they are essentially clones of each other. They may teeth exactly the same day, and have many similar traits because of genetics. Their personalities however may differ. The twin’s personalities, which share 100% of their DNA, may be more similar to their fraternal sister than to each other. Behaviors do have genetic underpinnings in the animal kingdom also. For example reptiles soon after hatching from its egg, a baby crocodile can hunt dragonflies just like their parents can hunt antelopes due to their genetic makeup.
Nurture largely begins right after birth (though one can argue that the mother’s habits during pregnancy are some nurture) when children are still quite young, and so we start our exploration where nurturing begins. Deep within our society rests the tradition that girls like pink and boys likes blue. This in itself has no significance towards one gender being more peaceful than the other, but when you recognize that we generalize the same way about toys it does have significance. We buy cars, trucks, balls, and guns for our sons, so that is what they come to prefer and dolls for our daughters, so those are what they come to prefer. Men are, at a young age, predisposed to violence, while women are predisposed to what can only be described as nurturing behavior. By simply defying these patterns as parents we would be changing how we nurture our children and quite possibly end up with grown sons that are equal with their sisters in the care they give life and their attitudes towards violence.
Conclusion
Our identity is created by three complementary forces: our genetic nature, our nurturing experiences, and the choices we make. Our genetic nature is determined by the genes which we inherit from our parents and our ancestors before that. Our genes not only make us human, but also contribute to the unique qualities that make us individuals.
References:
1. Websource: http://blog.ted.com/on-nature-versus-nature-a-neuroscientist-knee-deep-in-diapers-reflects/. Accessed on 09/08/2017.
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