Nature Vs. Nurture Simulation Analysis

The results that I received through this simulation were not entirely alarming to me since I had prior knowledge that genetics and environment have effects on an individual’s development. Despite the nature versus nurture debate, my heart lies with the idea that both factors are crucial and equally contribute towards a child’s growth. This was prevalent through Leo inheriting my poor mathematical skills, shyness in social situations, and alternating mood swings which were influenced through his interactions at school and with his peers. I wasn’t surprised on how Leo turned out in the end, because every environmental response had a consequence and the genetics that he received from me just served as an initial blueprint that he could personally …show more content…
The simulation illustrated the characteristics that I embodied which Leo inherited and how decisions as authoritative parents played out. There were shortcomings with the structure of decision making since the paths that the child take were very directional, and I feel that development is fluid. The simulation had four distinct answer choices that were either too harsh, soft, or directly in the middle, which doesn’t account for the integrity of the variation amongst parenting styles, decision making, and the environment. Having a text box for inputting answers could resolve this. Another flaw that I found was that the questionnaire was very vague because it only accounted for one’s temperament, ethnicity, and educational strengths and weaknesses. This is not entirely credible because DNA is accountable for a plethora of heritable traits such as learning disorders, physical disabilities, diseases, and other various …show more content…
The simulation accounted for an ideal, accustomed growth with heteronormative parents within a stable household. If Leo was raised in a home where I worked a low-income job as a single parent in a poorly developed neighborhood, then there is a possibility that Leo would not have developed well intellectually and emotionally since living in harsh economic circumstances increases aggression, he would never have another parental figure, and I would not be around enough to help him with his education being financially insecure (Collins et al., 2000). In regards to gender identity and sexuality, Leo discovered that he was a boy when he was 5 years old and was quick to distinguish between what was feminine and masculine at an early age. What the simulation lacks is introducing the spectrum of gender identities and sexualities that exist today and there are people that cannot identify themselves early on or do not believe in gender being so black and white (Russell & Joyner, 2001). For example, there are possibilities of being gender fluid, transgender, gay, lesbian, asexual, and other sexualities and gender identities. It is found that adolescents who do