The Science Of Success: The Nature And Nurture Theory

Genes and hormones can affect the way you live and so can your surroundings growing up. This has a name, which is the nature and nurture theory. These theories affect numerous amounts of people in the way they live their daily lives. It is an exceptionally interesting topic to talk about since scientists studied it more and realized it was a true theory. The nature theory, one of the two theories, is the belief that your hormones or genes cause certain behaviors. This basically means the person is born with its behaviors and the way he or she acts, in other words is just naturally like that. The text “The Science of Success” talks about this exact theory which he calls dandelions and orchid people. The text states, “Most of us have genes that make us as hardy as dandelions… A few of us, are more like the orchid: fragile…”(David Dobbs Pg. 1). This quote demonstrates how the author talks about genes being somewhat phenomenal and others being fragile but mercurial. Another quote talks about how even though born with these characteristics they can be changed. In the text, “… the orchid hypothesis profoundly
This is the theory that the surroundings of someone affect the way they think or act. An example could be the 16-year-old who caused the death of four innocent people but basically said it’s not his fault since he had wealth which made him able to buy alcohol and such. The teen actually considered himself a victim of affluence. In the text “Money Changes The Way We Think and Behave” the author talks about how people who grow up with more money tend to have less empathy. The text states, “… having more resources can cause bad behavior in its own. University of Berkeley research found that even fake money could make people behave with less regard for others.” (Carolyn Gregoire Pg. 6). This quote illustrates how people with more money act different from those of lower