Whenever behaviour is caused by genetic inheritance (nature) or environmental influences (nurture) is one of the oldest issues debated by psychologists.
Are the following the result of nature or nurture? | Nature | Nurture |
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Aggression | Yes | Yes |
Mental Illness | Yes | Yes |
Sense of Humour | Yes | |
Intelligence | Yes | Yes |
Eye colour | Yes | |
Height | Yes | |
Personality | Yes |
The truth is, everything we think and do is a result of the interaction of our genes and our environment
One way psychologists have tried to determine the role of nature and nurture is through twin studies.
Physical and personality characteristics that are passed through generations \n
Family, peers, and socio-economic statistics
I think the main problem is that Aaron’s daughter was born for the purpose of an experiment instead of a normal life. This could affect other factors such as personality, cooperation with peers and more. Edith may have a hard time obtaining a social life outside of rigorous studies.
Identical twins are not identical because they may have differences in their chromosomes. For example, one X chromosome for a female twin can be dominant compared to the other female twin.
Twin studies are useful as we have many genes that separate us. So it is interesting and fascinating to see similarities within twins, and to discover that a lot of us can be similar in many shocking ways.
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