Personality is one of the first human characteristics that we notice as soon as we engage in conversation. Some people tend to be outspoken, while others feel more comfortable not socializing. The unique way someone acts makes it easy to distinguish the way one thinks and to differentiate one from the rest. Individuals must wonder how everyone is different, and, also, if anything influences this difference. Personality characteristics have been theorized to be controlled by either the influence of nature, which is the influence of inherited characteristics on a one’s personality, or nurture, the influence of environment on one’s physical growth, intellectual growth, and social interactions (Ciccarelli & White, 2015). The way adults raise their
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Julian Rotter, who studied human behavioral genetics, viewed personality as a changeable response due to various situations. Family has been shown to shape personality through by heredity; for example, a family might make an innately timid child either more timid or less so. The acceptance of belonging to the family is very important to a child at a young age, therefore, their families’ support and judgment is one of the most important factor in development. Their opinions and hurtful words may lead them to be anti-social and not have many friends, even if the parents are the opposite. The inference from this study of Minnesota’s wisdom of nature versus adult personality forming in nurture is that the family would be unlikely to make the child brave (Goleman, 1986). They are unable to recognize the nature of their shyness and blame them instead of their parenting. Cultural differences play a huge part in environmental influence because each country expresses emotions and feelings differently. Environmental factors easily control how personality is affected; for example, stress, trauma, and failure develop one’s personality negatively. In this emotional situation, the person could be dealing with heavy, overwhelming feelings which cause a change in interactions with others. Strong emotions can heavily impact the way someone acts and feels. Keeping negative people or energy in a stressful person’s life is extremely unhealthy because it impacts how one behaves. Another key aspect is social factors that include family, friends, school, and work. The people we spend most time with are proven to act similarly to us because they eventually influence the person one becomes. Similarly, cultural factors consist of how religion and cultural values influence us. Religious beliefs can motivate a human being to be a less judgmental
Julian Rotter, who studied human behavioral genetics, viewed personality as a changeable response due to various situations. Family has been shown to shape personality through by heredity; for example, a family might make an innately timid child either more timid or less so. The acceptance of belonging to the family is very important to a child at a young age, therefore, their families’ support and judgment is one of the most important factor in development. Their opinions and hurtful words may lead them to be anti-social and not have many friends, even if the parents are the opposite. The inference from this study of Minnesota’s wisdom of nature versus adult personality forming in nurture is that the family would be unlikely to make the child brave (Goleman, 1986). They are unable to recognize the nature of their shyness and blame them instead of their parenting. Cultural differences play a huge part in environmental influence because each country expresses emotions and feelings differently. Environmental factors easily control how personality is affected; for example, stress, trauma, and failure develop one’s personality negatively. In this emotional situation, the person could be dealing with heavy, overwhelming feelings which cause a change in interactions with others. Strong emotions can heavily impact the way someone acts and feels. Keeping negative people or energy in a stressful person’s life is extremely unhealthy because it impacts how one behaves. Another key aspect is social factors that include family, friends, school, and work. The people we spend most time with are proven to act similarly to us because they eventually influence the person one becomes. Similarly, cultural factors consist of how religion and cultural values influence us. Religious beliefs can motivate a human being to be a less judgmental