People always argue a question about what is more important influence human development between heredity and environment. In different periods of history, experts gived many different opinions. For example, early seventeenth-century, the prevailing notion was babies arrived in the world fully equipped with abilities and knowledge. The march of time, the other theory of this argument was insisted that human nature is completely malleable. Until now, most psychologists agree both of nature and nurture is important. Discern nature and nurture have good for shape personal quality and push human development .
The biographical profile of Edward L. Thorndike said “80% of the wisdom of the decision on the gene, 17% decided in training, 3% determined by causal factors(Edward L. Thorndike, June 1917).”This point of view consider that genetic structure influence human affairs and personalities. The babies have sense like hearing, taste and smell when they are born. Some people believe children inherited characteristics quality from their parents. Intelligence Quotient seems obviously to be determined by innate gene. For example, some children have remember things and understand knowledge easier than the others. This situation determined by gene. On the other hand, some people piont out the gene decided progress of human development that heredity gets across of gene transfers that inherit a lot of virtues during the long-term evolution.
The biographical profile of Edward L. Thorndike said “80% of the wisdom of the decision on the gene, 17% decided in training, 3% determined by causal factors(Edward L. Thorndike, June 1917).”This point of view consider that genetic structure influence human affairs and personalities. The babies have sense like hearing, taste and smell when they are born. Some people believe children inherited characteristics quality from their parents. Intelligence Quotient seems obviously to be determined by innate gene. For example, some children have remember things and understand knowledge easier than the others. This situation determined by gene. On the other hand, some people piont out the gene decided progress of human development that heredity gets across of gene transfers that inherit a lot of virtues during the long-term evolution.
Although heredity is an important cause affected human development, a lot of people hold the other opinion about this argument. They think environment is a matter of cardinal significance, especially for personal character and development. There is a Chinese traditional story about Mencius who is a famous thinker and educationist in China. It talks about his mother for the benefit of his education which moved three times. In ancient times, people already find out environment is important for children’s foundation of the structure of human personality. A new research is about compares 186 Identical twins who have same genetic structure of that life style and the other things concerning environment effects. The results indicated that, even though they have same genetic gene, they look a little different that one of them looks younger than the other one(He Shan,2009).The result comes from the environmental effects on human beings. Above of all, we can found environment not just affect personal quality also change human looks.I think environment into two separate parts: family environment and social environment.Personal character and social skills come from training in family but will be changed in society. Children have similar character with parents not because of innate, but rather about the family environment.
From the above,my viewpoint is both nature and nurture determined human development, but environment have more influence. Gene mostly just decides human looks like hair color, skin and other outward appearance. Human developments more depend on environment change. In fact, environment also shape human personality and early training are easy to change human nature. Focus on nurture influences human development may be more effective inter human development research.
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1. Interaction between nature and nurture
From the above,my viewpoint is both nature and nurture determined human development, but environment have more influence. Gene mostly just decides human looks like hair color, skin and other outward appearance. Human developments more depend on environment change. In fact, environment also shape human personality and early training are easy to change human nature. Focus on nurture influences human development may be more effective inter human development research.
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1. Interaction between nature and nurture
2. Edward L. Thorndike, June 1917
3. He Shan,2009,tonight evening paper
3. He Shan,2009,tonight evening paper
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