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Argumentative Essay On Raising Children

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Do children raised by the same parents and by the same morals tend to have similar adult personalities? Many individuals seem to think this is true based on the myth, “Raising Children Similarly Leads to Similarities in Their Adult Personalities.” There are many sources for and against this myth, however using the ten sources for psychological myths, this is still thought to be true by some. One of the ten sources for psychological myths is, “Word of Mouth.” This idea states that stories or anecdotes passed down from generations could be accepted true. Those being told this, could accept a false idea as a true statement, and go throughout the remainder of their life believing in something that will never happen or just doesn’t work. This concept …show more content…

If they do their best in raising all of their children to the best of their ability, the only one to blame is the child who got into trouble. They most likely got involved with the wrong people and starting picking up bad habits. To educate people on the truth of this myth, those who have conducted experiments could give speeches on their findings, or they could set up conventions where people that are interested could go through the step-by-step process that the experimenter went through to discover the truth. Prior to reading the text, I had no belief in this myth. I know that it could influence your decision, but very rarely would it ever make your own decision. Peers have a lot of influence on a person, or someone could be interested in something completely different than their parents and make their decision based on their interests. After reading, I can tell how myths originate and how they are believed true to this day. If an occurrence happens over and over again it could be taken as a truth rather than a myth. Scientific reasoning is very important in psychology, because it can prove things to be false. When studying the mind, science gives us a definite answer, while myths let our minds linger one way or another believing in things we shouldn’t or having no strength to believe something we

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