Nature vs Nurture - The Debate

Nature vs Nurture is a term used on whether the presonality, behavior, intellectuality, etc. comes from heredity or it is because of the environment in which the person is. Nature is something in which a human gets through genetics, while Nurture is something that the person gets through experience and the way you grow in the environment. This term was by English Francis Galton (1822 - 1911). He got this idea through the motivation of Darwin's "Origin of Species" book.

The overall belief is the Nurture is shown more relevant than nature. Nature is something that passes the genetics and the way you are, but Nurture is the side that can affect you through your life development. It is the side that depending on the environment you are, you can change many of your aspects, because the people that surrounds you are the main factors which can change the way you were born (personality, behavior, intelligence, etc.)

I think that it is true because Nurture is the main thing and the one which makes you follow the fate you are. If Nurture improves your cleverness and personality, then you can succeed, whether or not you had genetics of other aspects, like being less clever and/or having another type of personality.

Works Cited

What does "nature versus nurture" mean? http://www.cliffsnotes.com/Section/What-does-nature-versus-nurture-mean-.id-305406,articleId-36981.html August 27, 2010.

Darwin and the Origin of Species

Darwin was a British scientist and also a naturalist who was born on February 12, 1809 in Shrewsbury. He studied medicine career at Edinburgh University and later he went to Cambridge University. By 1831, he joined a scientific on the survey ship HMS Beagle. He reached to The Galapagos Islands, west of Ecuador. In his expedition, he saw species that were the same of it but with different characteristics. On his return to England in 1836, Darwin was solving about the observations he made on the expedition on how species evolve. Influenced by Malthus, he proposed the theory of evolution by the process of natural selection. Natural selection is the process that occurs over successive generations , also defined as the differential reproduction of genotypes. They pass their characteristics that helped their offspring to survive. The species change over time gradually. Cultural issues that Darwin faced were the rejection of the theory, since it would kill God’s belief, and all people rather believe that God made mankind. Dawrin had some much anguish since he had a difficult life. He had illnesses and within his family some of them died. In the end, his theory was accepted when he died, as it was published.

Works Cited

University of Michigan. Evolution and Natural Selection. http://www.globalchange.umich.edu/globalchange1/current/lectures/selection/selection.html August 26, 2010.

Historic Figures - Charles Darwin (1809 - 1882)(http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/darwin_charles.shtml August 26, 2010.

What Is Psychology? Why is it useful for us?

First of all, we have to know that Psychology is a science. This science studies how humans and animals act throughout their mind and behavior. We have to emphasize here also mental experience, functions, phenomena, and nature.

Psychology important because it develops critical thinking, communication, numeracy, etc.
Since psychology is the study of mind's behavior, we can understand that how humans and/or animals act based on how they feel through their behavior. Everything we do is related with psychology. Through psychology, psychologists have found diseases such as Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease. With psychology, we can strengthen a relationship with someone and have a better communication, for example with working buddies. Also it can help you know yourself better, like knowing your weaknesses and be more confident. Knowing psychology, you can make yourself happy and have fun with things you don't like much. That way, you have a productive life and be a better person emotionally.
              
   
                            

Links
-hubpages.com/hub/Psychology-and-its-Importance

-http://www.st-aug.edu/academics/divisions/socialscience/psychology/whatispsychology.htm