Nurture Nature Essay

Throughout the book Grit by Angela Duckworth, there were many claims that were made. Duckworth claims that Grit, talent, and other traits that are similar are affected by the genes of a person (82). Duckworth cites Robert Plomin, an american geneticist who is known for his work in twin and behavior genetics. Plomin is a credible source due to his immense research in behavior genetics whereas grit is a behavior. Duckworth used his study where researchers in london gave the Grit Scale which…

This chapter talks about mental testing in America. James Cattell and Galton believed that intelligence is hereditary. Henry Herbert Goddard shared a similar view to James Cattell and Galton. He conducted a study in the heredity of feeblemindedness and wrote a book called “Kallikak Family.” Ligthner Witmer was an environmentalist and he believed that hereditary was an excuse for an action. One of the research psychiatrists in this area was Alfred Binet. Theodor Simone joined Binet’s team and…

With the emerging consensus that both genetics and the environment play a vital role in human development, researchers have begun understanding how different types of environments that infants are reared in begets the individual differences in cognitive ability. It is thought that individual differences in cognitive ability among children raised in a socioeconomically advantaged -as opposed to disadvantaged homes- are primarily due to genes, whereas environmental factors are more influential for…

To What Extent do IQ Tests Effectively Measure Intelligence? Introduction Albert Einstein, a famous theoretical physicist, once said that “the true sign of intelligence is not knowledge, but imagination.” While scholastic aptitude can play a large role in determining one’s intelligence, creativity is also a major factor. IQ tests, or intelligence quotient tests, are supposed to measure intelligence, but due to their ability to measure creativity, their accuracy is highly debated. According to…

differently? Just because they do not have a voice to air their opinions, does not make them subject to cruelty of any sort. There are numerous reasons to why a person should consider being a vegetarian. One key reason is that we need to see the spiritual nature within all living beings, this includes animals. If one believes that there is a greater being (God) and one has to sacrifice animals in order to please this “supreme being” (God), then in my opinion people are going about this the…

Speciesism is something that has been exceptionally discussed and pondered for quite a long time. Are creatures equivalent to people? Should creatures have an indistinguishable rights from people? Should creatures be dealt with the same as people? These are on the whole inquiries that speciesism has conveyed to the standard. Diminish Singer's Animal Liberation was a device that brought speciesism into discussions amongst learned people and numerous other gathering of individuals. This book…

In Frankenstein, Mary Shelley examines the question of nature verses nurture. In doing so, Shelley raises the question of whether or not Victor's creation is evil by nature or evil as a consequence of society. Focusing on Shelley's account of the creature through the lens of Rousseau's Discourse on Inequality indicates that man is, by nature good, and that it is society that turns him into an evil monster. In his Discourse on Inequality, Rousseau lays out his characteristics of 'natural man'. He…

R- and k- strategists are reproductive strategies. Reproductive strategies are “The interplay of environmental resistance and biotic potential” (Wright, 77). The difference between the r- and k- strategies is the characteristics of each. The r- strategies tend to have a lot of children at a young age, leaving their children with little or no parental care, the population stability wildly fluctuates. R- strategist tend to be smaller in size and, a short life span and rapid movement. Examples of…

ARTICLE REVIEWED - THREE : Hartshorne, J., 2010. How Birth Order Affects Your Personality. Scientific American Mind. [online] Available at: [Accessed 18 Feb. 2016]. Joshua Hartshorne, a developmental psychologist from Harvard, published his article ‘How Birth Order Affects Your Personality’ in 2010, to present the argument that birth order affects an individual’s intelligence and personality. Hartshorn conducted this study as a result of his own research into the connection between birth order…

1. Do you believe that personality is more a product of biology, such as genetic makeup and natural temperament, or influenced more by environmental influences, or a combination of both? Provide examples to support your answer. I believe personality is a combination of both biology and the environment influences, but mostly a result of the environment around us, although some of our personality is unique, and is something we are born with, most of our personality is formed based on what is…