Position Paper: Nature vs. Nurture
Position Paper: Nature vs. Nurture
The controversy of nature vs. nurture has been going on for many years, and a
decision has not yet been reached in which one is the most affective. Using the results of
the countless tests done, everyday situations, and the twins experiment, I will prove that
nature is a larger contributor to the outcome of our personalities than nurture.
Firstly, many psychologists and Universities, such as Harvard, conducted countless
test to determined which traits of our personalities seemed to be inherited, and which
seemed to be developed from our own life experiences. For most of the traits measured,
more than half the variation was found to be due to heredity. Among these traits were
things such as leadership abilities, traditionalism, obedience or lack of, and surprisingly
enough, the strict enforcement of rules. An not all the things tested were based on stature
and parental ways. Some that tested out at least 50% due to heredity included a sense of
well-being, zest for life; alienation; vulnerability or resistance to stress and fearfulness or
risk-seeking. All these factors have to do directly with our personality. Our goals for
achieving and future were another thing that tested out to be largely due to heredity and
genes. The need to achieve, including ambition and inclination to work hard towards goals
is an example of that. All these points simply prove that there are very many traits in our
personality that are due solely to heredity, others only 50%, but either way, genes take a
big role in our development.
Secondly, we can see just by observing ourselves just how much our parents genes
affect our decisions. No matter how much we fight it, our reactions to certain situations
are very much like our parents, it can even explain our differences from other people. I am
a perfect example. I am growing up in world were smoking and drinking aren't a
The controversy of nature vs. nurture has been going on for many years, and a
decision has not yet been reached in which one is the most affective. Using the results of
the countless tests done, everyday situations, and the twins experiment, I will prove that
nature is a larger contributor to the outcome of our personalities than nurture.
Firstly, many psychologists and Universities, such as Harvard, conducted countless
test to determined which traits of our personalities seemed to be inherited, and which
seemed to be developed from our own life experiences. For most of the traits measured,
more than half the variation was found to be due to heredity. Among these traits were
things such as leadership abilities, traditionalism, obedience or lack of, and surprisingly
enough, the strict enforcement of rules. An not all the things tested were based on stature
and parental ways. Some that tested out at least 50% due to heredity included a sense of
well-being, zest for life; alienation; vulnerability or resistance to stress and fearfulness or
risk-seeking. All these factors have to do directly with our personality. Our goals for
achieving and future were another thing that tested out to be largely due to heredity and
genes. The need to achieve, including ambition and inclination to work hard towards goals
is an example of that. All these points simply prove that there are very many traits in our
personality that are due solely to heredity, others only 50%, but either way, genes take a
big role in our development.
Secondly, we can see just by observing ourselves just how much our parents genes
affect our decisions. No matter how much we fight it, our reactions to certain situations
are very much like our parents, it can even explain our differences from other people. I am
a perfect example. I am growing up in world were smoking and drinking aren't a