An ongoing debate in psychology known as nature vs. nurture, questions whether the hereditary material or the environment of an individual impacts their physiological development that shapes who they are. John Locke, a philosopher viewed development as a “tabula rasa,” meaning blank slate. He believed that the genetic makeup of a person did not play a role in their development, but rather the experience of a person’s life is what determines their development. On the other hand, naturists believe that the genes and hereditary factors we inherit at birth, influences who we are; they claim that humans possess an innate and genetic predisposition. Although the coding of genes in humans determines physical attributes like eye color, height, and
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“The Breakfast Club” teaches the life of different teens of uniquely characteristics contribute to their actions and personalities as they spend time in detention. As the teens explain their life, it gives the audience multiple perspectives on how their various environments shape them into the person they are. One of the characters of the movie, John Bender, was raised in a neglectful and abusive environment, which explains how he is the criminal of the group. Bender’s personality is described as rude and compulsive, he constantly harassed his classmates and the supervising teacher. The reason behind this is from the constant abuse and neglect Bender’s father gives him at home, so he puts out his anger and hatred on his peers at school. Bender would get punished for the slightest mistake that might unsatisfied his father. The environment provided to Bender influences him every day of his life. A term used in psychology--modeling, explains how Bender may grow up like this. It is also called observational learning, a behaviorally based procedure that involves the use of symbolic models to demonstrate a particular behavior, thought, or attitude that an individual may acquire or change(Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders). Bender has shaped his aggressive personality from learning of his father, which also has an aggressive personality. As the movie goes on, Bender seem to realize more about himself. Through detention, he attained some greater understanding of himself and others, because of the influence of the
“The Breakfast Club” teaches the life of different teens of uniquely characteristics contribute to their actions and personalities as they spend time in detention. As the teens explain their life, it gives the audience multiple perspectives on how their various environments shape them into the person they are. One of the characters of the movie, John Bender, was raised in a neglectful and abusive environment, which explains how he is the criminal of the group. Bender’s personality is described as rude and compulsive, he constantly harassed his classmates and the supervising teacher. The reason behind this is from the constant abuse and neglect Bender’s father gives him at home, so he puts out his anger and hatred on his peers at school. Bender would get punished for the slightest mistake that might unsatisfied his father. The environment provided to Bender influences him every day of his life. A term used in psychology--modeling, explains how Bender may grow up like this. It is also called observational learning, a behaviorally based procedure that involves the use of symbolic models to demonstrate a particular behavior, thought, or attitude that an individual may acquire or change(Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders). Bender has shaped his aggressive personality from learning of his father, which also has an aggressive personality. As the movie goes on, Bender seem to realize more about himself. Through detention, he attained some greater understanding of himself and others, because of the influence of the