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Running Head: NATURE VERSUS NURTURE

Nature versus Nurture
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Abstract
Heredity and location are particularly crucial factors in the development of a person. The genetic make-up of an individual determines the extent of the development of the individual, but the environment as a factor may influence some biological changes within an individual (Anastasia, 1958). Even though, both nature and nurture determines the development of a person, environment affects the up brining of a person thus it has more impact on a person.
Introduction
During the brining up of child, both heredity and environment play a vital role in determining the predispositions as well as developmental potential. Environment as a factor or the surrounding and the way a person is raised determines or affects a person more than the genes. The surrounding in which a child is brought up may have different changes on specific biological processes in the body, therefore; environment has more effects on a person than the genes.
Despite the fact, that nature influence the development of a person in terms of their appearance and individual physical traits, nurture being the location and the situations in which a person is brought up are particularly critical in elaborating the development of a person since a person is an overall picture of the surrounding of which they were brought up in (Anastasia, 1958). The surrounding may affect a person in different ways, be it health wise, or socially. First of all the genetic make -up determine if a person is predisposed to certain diseases like diabetes, but the environment at which such an individual is growing up in usually, affects him or her more than the genetic make-up (Anastasia, 1958). The environment in this case involves the diet and nutrition which will improve the chances of living longer hence influencing the development of the person.
Different people come from different environments and backgrounds as well as religions, which are vital external factors that contribute significantly towards the development of a person. These may include diet, peer pressure prenatal nutrition as well as entertainment (Cooper & Ward, 2003). For example, kids who may be used to playing violent fighting video games and some play nonviolent video games cannot develop in the same ways. Those used to playing violent video games become more violent in nature since the violent environment influences their emotions to a greater extent while those used to playing nonviolent video games are less violent, therefore, environment affect a person more than the genetic make-up (Cooper & Ward, 2003).
Nurture is particularly vital in development as it improves different people socially (Ehrlich, 2000). Research has shown that despite genetic coding of a person, the surrounding in which an individual is brought up in determines their development (Cooper & Ward, 2003). For example, a child may be born with different genetic syndromes but due to the interaction with other children these individuals learn how to talk play normally. Also, children, who spend most of their time with their parents either talking or helping them solve different problems, become more developed socially as well as intellectually (Ehrlich, 2000).
Even though, both nature and nurture are vital for the development of a person it is evident that environment plays crucial roles in development of a person through contributing towards development in relation to genetic make-up. Effects of environment on a person are evident in schools, children homes, hospitals as well as one; s homes.
References

Anastasia, A. (1958). Heredity, environment and the question how? Psychological Review 65:197–208.

Cooper, R. S, Kaufman, J. S., & Ward, R. (2003). Race and genomics. New England
Journal of Medicine. 348(12).
Ehrlich, P. R. (2000). Human natures: Genes, cultures, and the human prospect. Washington, D.C.: Island Press.

References: Anastasia, A. (1958). Heredity, environment and the question how? Psychological Review 65:197–208. Cooper, R. S, Kaufman, J. S., & Ward, R. (2003). Race and genomics. New England Journal of Medicine. 348(12). Ehrlich, P. R. (2000). Human natures: Genes, cultures, and the human prospect. Washington, D.C.: Island Press.