Since the dawn of modern psychology, the nature versus nurture issue (the controversy over the relative contributions of biology and experience), has been deliberated and debated a great deal by psychologists (biological and behavioral), geneticists, and philosophers alike. ... I challenge those in the field of psychotherapy that believe that the nature of depression as a disease and affliction is rooted in only biology, chemistry, or behavioral or environmental conditioning. ... Hebb, who combined years of research in brain surgery and human behavior and is known as the father of neuropsychol...

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This has been a puzzling debate for years and years and no matter what new tests or experiments are conducted people will always lean in one opinion or another. Jon Rousseau believed that we are born with certain qualities, but society corrupts us (Nature) while John Locke believed that we were born as blank slates and experience will ultimately determine whom we are (Nurture). I strongly feel as a human being we are the benefactors of both the nature and nurture characteristics. ... The nature vs. nurture argument to me isn't that hard to understand. ...

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The debate of nature vs nurture takes into consideration either biological factors or the process of sicializations. ... The nature side of the debate is supported by the biological model For schizophrenia, the biological model states that the mental disorder can be caused through the passing of genes, or due to high dopamine. ... The nature side of the debate is considered objective, and quantifiable, and thus, cannot be disputed or changed. ... The nurture side of the debate believes that events in one's life can change or affect a disorder. ... Yet, the nurture debate is not as objecti...

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The debate of nature versus nurture is an enduring controversy that has survived through the ages. Biology, is what people are born with, it's the nature side of the argument. The environment that humans are surrounded by and raised in is the nurture side. ... Social anxiety is also view in this aspect not only because you do it on a daily basis but also we develop, which comes from nature. ...

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The nature versus nurture debate is one of the oldest issues in psychology. The debate revolves around the relative contributions of genetic inheritance and environmental factors to human development. ... This means that a person's experiences can change one's comprehensive map of neural connections in their brain.This is where nature meets nurture. ...

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Animal Behavior I've always wondered why animal's act the way they do, I"m sure everybody does because we've all grown up around animals. Certain things make them bark at you when you walk by and certain things make them bite. Animal behavior is very important to all of us. Without most househol...

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Personality psychology addresses the questions of shared human nature, dimensions of individual differences and unique patterns of individuals. ... I, on the other hand, believe that all sides of the debate are equally valid; personality is both the product of nature, in the form of the gratification of instinctual basic needs, and the product of learning and life experiences. ... Therefore, personality is not a question of nature versus nurture, but is instead a combination of the two. ... I am private by nature, and appear calm in moments of crisis. ...

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