The expression “nature vs. nurture” describes the question of how much a person's characteristics are formed by either “nature” or “nurture.” “Nature” means innate biological ...

The nature vs. nurture debate in psychology centers on such questions. It asks whether genetics, environmental factors, or a combination of both are responsible for all of our unique behaviors, traits ...

Psychologists have been debating the merits of the nature vs. nurture debate for decades. Some people think our development is predisposed by our DNA, or nature, while others believe it is ...

Are biological organisms, human beings in particular, a blank slate at birth, on which the environment writes increasingly complex characteristics and behaviors? Or are we genetic automata whose ...

The thesis of Eytan Avital and Eva Jablonka's book is that the evolution of behavior cannot be accounted for by genes alone. Instead, they believe that learning creates a significant part of the ...

"If we can get to the root of impulsive aggressive behaviour - be it nature, nurture or a combination of the two - it could help us to identify how we can break the cycle of impulsive and aggressive ...

The “nature vs. nurture” conundrum was reinvigorated when genes were identified as the units of heredity, containing information that directs and influences development. When the human genome was ...