Genie Nature Vs Nurture Debate

“Genie: The Secret of the Wild Child” is a documentary that boldly takes on the one of the main topics of developmental psychology: “Nature and Nurture”. On November 4, 1970, authorities discovered Genie Wiley, a thirteen year old girl, who had been confined to a potty chair and kept in solitary confinement for most of her life by her parents. When authorities removed her from her home, they soon discovered she had never learned to talk and portrayed infant-like behavior. She was then transported to the Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles, California where she stirred the curiosity of scientists, psychologists, psychiatrists, linguists, and therapists from all over the world. Genie was about to test one of the most controversial experiments at that time: The Critical Period Hypothesis - “Could a teenager learn their first language?”

Nurture is based on an individual’s personal experiences. One video describes 2 feral children named Jenne and Amanda. Jenne was in complete isolation until she was 13. Her father tied her up to a potty chair and fed her baby food, cereal, and eggs. Her father threatened and beat her mother causing Jenne to go into complete silence. She was also beaten if she made any noise. When she was found she couldn’t stand or walk right and didn’t have the urge to talk. Amanda was raised by stray dogs because her parents abandoned her and when she was found at the age 8 she demonstrated the mannerism of dogs so she barked and walked like

One’s life must be lived, not controlled. Humanity continues to succeed by being able to and strongly in the face of an obstacle. However in two of George Orwell’s most famous novels, the characters are unable to stand against this corrupt force. George Orwell (June 25, 1903-January 21, 1950), a well known British novelist, presents two novels which depict the struggle between a human and his society, where both dig deeper into the effects of propaganda, fear, lack of freedom, and control of people. George Orwell, born in India to British parents in the early 20th century, spent a large time of his 20s in wars and battles, and was surrounded by other Europeans who constantly spoke of totalitarianism and similar forms of governments. After listening to everyone around him speak of these ideas, he began to write many books which revolved around the concept of a government’s absolute power, and one’s struggle to enjoy the simple pleasures of life despite this overarching control. Each novel features a more progressive and aware protagonist, who is cognizant of the unjust and repressive injustices being committed by their government. However, even they have difficulty thwarting the efforts of their unrighteous governments, and eventually succumb to its pressure, proving the immense power that the government possesses. This essay will discuss each novel separately according to the three main supports given.

In Nature vs. Nurture Debate by CommonLit Staff, the authors talks about the quarrels between nurture and nature, nurture being the development through “environmental influences”; meanwhile, nature being the traits passed down from biological parents to the child, and Huck’s nature side, in comparison, is more noticeable than his nurture side. Had Huck’s nurture side been more apparent than his nature side, he would be like just any other kids— one who follows the rules of society. Since his nature side is greater, even though readers do not know what his nature sides are, he is able to do whatever he wants. In Twain’s book, the Widow Douglas tries to civilize Huck, but he dislikes being civilized; therefore, his nature side is dominant which

“Money Changes the Way We Think” and “The Science of Success,” both explore the topic of nature and nurture. Nature is usualy seen as the beter gene to have since it gives you a ‘fight or flight’ instinct. While it's counterpart Nurture is seen as the weaker and less prefered gene to have since it's typically seen as a handicap. While these two might have some similarities, it's their differences that truly defines them.

This video was on both sides of the debate. This debate will go on for many years. I am on the nurture side because of how there was a girl who was neglected and abused her whole life so she was really quiet and never spoke to anyone until she was thirteen years old. It started with Plato and Aristotle. A child can be anyone, but it just matters who they were raised by. I think now that nurture plays a much larger role in how you turn out after seeing the part about the feral children. Feral children may never be as smart as other children.

The nature vs. nurture debate has been a long and bloody battle for the longest time for psychologists. Some believe that we are the products of our environment, meaning that we become who we are as a result of our upbringing, social influences, and schooling among other factors. On the other hand, the naturists believe that outside influences have nothing to do with how we turn out; it all depends on our genes. One psychologist, however, has made the attempt to bridge these two sides together. Robert Plomin’s work in genetics and psychology has helped people understand the roles the environment and genetics play in areas such as education, behavior, and development.

1. Some people have argued that the Johns Hopkins psychologist used this opportunity as an experiment to test his nurture theory of gender identity. What are the expected results of this experiment, assuming that the nurture theory is valid?

The debate of Nature vs. Nurture is almost as old as humans themselves. Science that mysterious language that allows to understand the world around us still can't give us a clear picture into our DNA. Are our personalities somehow linked to the chemicals in our brains or do we take after those who raise us?

Nature vs nurture has been a long-standing debate in the fields of psychology, sociology biology and many others. Some believe how an individual behaves, copes, etc. is based solely on their genetic makeup. While others agree the way, an individual is raised effects how way certain genes are expressed thus changing the way these individuals behave and react. Anger is an emotion that all people experience at some time, for many reasons and the depth, or intensity of that anger can be influenced by nature and nurture. The purpose of this essay is not to make an argument for either side, but to show how nature and nature are important to human psychological development. Specifically, how the expression of anger or aggression is influenced by

The nature versus nurture debate is the scientific, cultural, and philosophical debate about whether human culture, behavior, and personality are caused primarily by nature or nurture. Within the field of psychology, this so-called nature-nurture debate, is very often associated with the issue of intellectual quotient, better known as IQ. In the past psychologists have argued that the way in which a child developed was based solely on nature, genetic or hormone-based behaviors, or nurture, environment and experience. Nevertheless, this extreme way of thinking is now long outdated, and it is clear that both nature and nurture have great effect on our intellectual development. The question now lies in just how much impact each has on an

Human development is known as the most highly controversial topics in the world of psychology. The debate is known as nature vs. nurture. The controversy on nature vs. Nurture centers on the personality, behavior, intelligence, and feelings. This debate is over are they genetically inherited or environmentally earned. We are all known as innate creatures born

In The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne narrates a Romantic story of a young woman in the Puritan Era who is convicted of adultery and has to face being a social outcast. Herman Melville examines the story of Bartleby, a copyist who mysteriously refuses to work and is, therefore, put in jail. In The Scarlet Letter and Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall-street, Hawthorne and Melville use the characterization of Hester Prynne and Bartleby and their independent behavior to critique the effect society’s evils have on the Romantic ideal of individualism in order to remind their readers that despite the human inclination to conform to the community, self-reliance is more important than the status quo to support progress.

Mars has two moons: Phobos and Deimos. They are among the smallest in the solar system. Phobos has 1000 times less gravitational force than the Earth and orbits Mars three times a day while the Deimos is more distant away, orbiting the Mars every 30 hours. Phobos orbits only 6000 km above the surface of the planet and is gradually moving inward at 1.8 m closer to the surface each century. It is expected that in the next 50 million years, gravitational force will break apart Phobos, leading to the formation of a ring that would last 100 million years.

For more than a century, researchers and psychologists, such as Sir Francis Galton, Charles Darwin, Sigmund Freud and many others, have been trying to understand how people are transformed by their environment. Researchers have mainly argued whether it is in fact our environment or rather genetics, our biological pre-wiring, which has influenced human behavior. This concept ultimately facilitated what is now known as the Nature versus Nurture debate. The Nature aspect states that human behavior is predetermined by our inherited genes or is the product of our innate behavior. The Nurture side of the disagreement postulates that human behavior stems from acquired attributes through individual learning and experiences. Correspondingly, the Object Relations Theory in psychoanalytic psychology supports the position that a person’s natural environment (i.e. family, peers, acquaintances, society) forms human development. The Object Relations theory stresses that it is the relationships between people, more specially family, often between mother and child, that crafts the human psyche.