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 Oct 27 2005, 09:41 AM
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Nature: "Whole system of the existence, forces and events of the physical world that are not controlled by human beings. Fundamental or essential qualities of a person or thing."
Nurture: "Act or process of promoting the development of a child or young plant." I got the above definitions from my dictionary. Nature states that we act the way we do because of biological causes. Nurture states that we act the way we do because of the way we have been raised in society. I don't really know who to side with because I think they both take a part in how we are today. Although I mostly agree with nurture. So which one do you side with or agree with the most? |
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| *RiC3xBoy* |
Nov 4 2005, 08:42 PM
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Actually, Psychologists believe that Nature is a bigger influence than Nurture.
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| *mipadi* |
Nov 5 2005, 12:06 PM
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QUOTE(RiC3xBoy @ Nov 4 2005, 8:42 PM) Actually, Psychologists believe that Nature is a bigger influence than Nurture.  Could you clarify? My studies in psychology pointed towards a pretty even debate. |
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| *RiC3xBoy* |
Nov 5 2005, 03:08 PM
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QUOTE(mipadi @ Nov 5 2005, 10:06 AM) Could you clarify? My studies in psychology pointed towards a pretty even debate. Well here is one example I found online QUOTE A large number of the study of twins reared apart was undertaken by Thomas Bouchard of the University of Minnesota starting in 1979. He “collected” pairs of separated twins from all over the world and reunited them while testing their personalities and IQs. Other studies at the same time concentrated on comparing the IQs of adopted people with those of their adopted parents and their biological parents or their siblings. Put all these studies together, which include the IQ tests of tens of thousands of individuals, and the table looks like this: Same person tested twice 87% Identical twins reared together 86% Identical twins reared apart 76% Fraternal twins reared together 55% Biological siblings reared together 47% (studies show that reared apart about 24%) Parents and children living together 40% Parents and children living apart 31% Adopted children living together 0% Unrelated people living apart 0% Now, Im not ingorning Nurture at all. Michael, I agree to an extent that both Nature and Nurture are pretty much at an even level, but to me, it seems that life favors Nature just a little bit more. |
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