Nature vs. Nurture - Part 1

Are your behaviors a fixed, inevitable result of your genes? Or are they the result of the people and objects that surround you? In this video, we'll take a first look at the concept of Nature vs. Nurture, and we'll try to get a beginning idea of why it's such an important issue in many different areas of psychology (and everyday life!).

[jcarter]

What is often not touched on is whether the caregiver/parent tips more towards nature or nurture. Environments children grow up in where the parent tends to fall more towards the nature aspect, more of a laissez faire approach is taken. Whereas if the parent leans more towards nurture in their philosophy, they're more conscious, involved and reflective of their child rearing. I think it's also a fair assumption that often times nature tends to win out as it can be less painful of an experience as it alleviates much responsibility off of caregivers, as well as individuals (and society as a whole) regarding their choices. It's often much comfortable to hear "it's okay, it's beyond your control". For example a bully, or an emotionally abusive parent, a child begins acting out in late adolescence, it's more comfortable for all to hear it's a 'chemical imbalance' and just take everyone for their word's worth, saving familial bonds, avoiding calling anyone on the carpet, and also saving the individual acting out from traversing down possibly emotionally tumultuous and painful pathways of reflection.

This can often then become mistaken for 'nature' as the cycle continues to repeat itself for generations.

And one more tidbit in the nature/nurture discussion, there are far more KNOWN variables in the nurture category than in the nature category. And this definitely contributes to a mind-boggling experience when explaining human behavior. That and the most crucial influences occur in young adolescence, which, unless you were there, can be tricky to diagram. Fascinating, fun and quite productive activity, however :) I encourage all to self reflect and attempt to silently diagram others when time allows.

[ileanafletcher]

Is this debate the same in both psychology and sociology?

[mariadoupis]

Very explanatory made me understand everything easy to listen to thank you, I can’t find part three I really like the way you explain things thank you

[rubyztonewarjri]

I had a wild fox pup raised up, trained and tamed it along with my puppies, but when they grown up , my 🦊 acted instinctively according to its pre- set desire and eventually had all my hens and chicks away. So nature vs nurture.

[excuseme]

Helping a friend with his psych essay and this helped :) thanks!!

[montgomerymonty]

I am persuing Diploma in Elementary Education so its quite helpful for me. Thanks

[ediesebatane]

Much appreciated for the clarity I really needed...

[alvarezlanib.]

thank you so much Mr. Feinberg its very helpful and understandable. I have reporting about this topic tomorrow, wish me luck! haha :)

[serafinnieves]

This was extremely helpful, Thank you.

[James-epbx]

I know this is more a philosophical item then a psychological one but it always bugs me how individual choice is often brushed away in the nature vs nurture debate now granted it probably the smallest factor but even a milligram can tip a balanced scale

[antoninastoyanova]

Why do we talk about nurture vs nurture in health and social care ?