nature vs nurture
Genes or upbringing
Nature vs nurture is the long-standing debate over whether human traits—intelligence, personality, behavior—are shaped primarily by genetics (nature) or by environment and upbringing (nurture).
The phrase frames these as opposing forces, though most contemporary thinking sees them as intertwined: The nature vs nurture debate has shifted toward understanding how genes and environment interact.
- genesUnits of heredity
- heredityGenetic trait transmission
- genetic lotteryInherited traits by chance
- family treeChart of ancestors
- instinctInnate behavioral tendency
human nature · hard wired · socialization · social learning · culture · blank slate · peer influence · upbringing · genetic predisposition · born this way · behavioral genetics · neuroplasticity · twin studies · John Locke · phenotype · evolutionary psychology · societal norms · teach
- child developmentbaby, toddler, newborn, infancy, milestones
- Human Developmentgrowth, heredity, aging, genetics, puberty
- literary themesheroism, hero's journey, ennui, social realism, morals
- Science Debatesclimate change, global warming, evolution debate, vaccine safety, creationism
- behavioral geneticsgenes, heritability, twin studies, heredity, genotype
- Family Resemblancespitting image, identical twins, look-alike, family resemblance, takes after
nature vs nurtureinteractionism
Theory of mutual social influence
nature and nurture · epigenetics · biosocial · multifactorial · it's complicated