The previous article provides proof that one’s environments plays a role in determining one’s temperament, but environmental factors are not solely responsible for one’s nurture. Another key aspect of nurture is parental influence. The question is, how much influence do an individual’s parents truly have on their actions? More specifically, if a child has one introverted and one extroverted parent, will the tendencies of one parent have a greater influence on the child over the tendencies of the other? This is an interesting question, and the answer is yes. One parent can have greater influence on the child, but it is not necessarily for reason of parental personality type, rather it is due to the influence of gender. For example, if one
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Kamran (2016) disproves this assumption by accessing parent’s perceptions of the personality differences they witness among their children. In the study, it was discovered that, “parents tend to understand, nurture and cope better with the same gender child” (Kamran, 2016). Additionally, Kamran (2016) realized that children adhere to gender stereotypes after identifying with their same gender parent and mimicking that one parent’s actions. From these findings, one can conclude that a parent’s gender creates an understanding of expected behaviour for their same-sex child. The evidence provided also assists in disproving the nature theory. If the nature theory was more relevant in the development of a child’s temperament and personality than nurture is, one would expect that different-sex siblings would still behave in a similar manner to each other due to the fact that they possess the same genes. Because different-sex siblings do not always have the same personality and temperament, the nurture theory of the nature versus nurture debate …show more content…
With all the evidence suggesting that it is one’s nurture that shapes a child’s behaviour, it is valid to question if this ideology suggests that a child does not have any personal choice regarding how to act while in certain environments because it is deemed that the environment determines their behaviour. Parish and Barness (2009) answered this exact question in their report titled, Personality: Is It a Product of Nature, Nurture and/or Personal Choice? In response to the pending question, Parish and Barness (2009) outline that personal choices are commonly used to mediate and control the influences of nature and nurture. They refer to this phenomenon as the “personal choice method” (Parish and Barness, 2009). This model indicates that despite environmental (and genetic) influence, yes, a child does have a choice regarding how they will behave. In support of the nurture theory, one would argue that a child’s upbringing still influences the choices they make. The nurture theory would clarify this point by explaining that as an individual assesses each situation individually, they make a conscious decisions about the actions that they are about to make based on what they have been taught and their previous experiences in similar situations, also known as how they have been
Kamran (2016) disproves this assumption by accessing parent’s perceptions of the personality differences they witness among their children. In the study, it was discovered that, “parents tend to understand, nurture and cope better with the same gender child” (Kamran, 2016). Additionally, Kamran (2016) realized that children adhere to gender stereotypes after identifying with their same gender parent and mimicking that one parent’s actions. From these findings, one can conclude that a parent’s gender creates an understanding of expected behaviour for their same-sex child. The evidence provided also assists in disproving the nature theory. If the nature theory was more relevant in the development of a child’s temperament and personality than nurture is, one would expect that different-sex siblings would still behave in a similar manner to each other due to the fact that they possess the same genes. Because different-sex siblings do not always have the same personality and temperament, the nurture theory of the nature versus nurture debate …show more content…
With all the evidence suggesting that it is one’s nurture that shapes a child’s behaviour, it is valid to question if this ideology suggests that a child does not have any personal choice regarding how to act while in certain environments because it is deemed that the environment determines their behaviour. Parish and Barness (2009) answered this exact question in their report titled, Personality: Is It a Product of Nature, Nurture and/or Personal Choice? In response to the pending question, Parish and Barness (2009) outline that personal choices are commonly used to mediate and control the influences of nature and nurture. They refer to this phenomenon as the “personal choice method” (Parish and Barness, 2009). This model indicates that despite environmental (and genetic) influence, yes, a child does have a choice regarding how they will behave. In support of the nurture theory, one would argue that a child’s upbringing still influences the choices they make. The nurture theory would clarify this point by explaining that as an individual assesses each situation individually, they make a conscious decisions about the actions that they are about to make based on what they have been taught and their previous experiences in similar situations, also known as how they have been