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Background information about nature and nurture Before this issue can be fully discussed it is necessary to understand what nature and nurture actually are The definition of nature derives from the genetic inheritance or the genetic make up which a person inherits from both parents at the time of conception and carries it throughout life Stephanie Mojica 2017 As Kail and Cavanaugh 2013 said that nature is concerned with traits that are genetically inherited There are many things in an individual which are heredity factors such as sex shade of eyes hair and skin hazards for specific infections tallness and different qualities On the other hand in a 2017 article How do nature and nurture influence human development Stephanie Mojica claims that nurture can be defined as the different environmental factors to which person is subjected from birth to death Obviously environmental elements include a host of dimensions They involve both physical environments and social environments For instance an individual has to suffer from and expose to not just pressure from their friends but also parental ideals or preconception of society 2 2 Heredity dimension depends on environmental factors It is essential to realize that nature as the form of inherited traits does exist but in general an individual s behavior is effected significantly by nurture or upbringing In the past years genetics were able to persuade most psychologist that inherited plays an effective role in influencing intelligence Plomin and Defries 1998 Nevertheless a high degree of heredity does not mean that the environment has no influence on the development of any trait Neisser et al 1995 The heredity characteristics are not always evidently expressed at birth Many physical features are revealed when people go through the process of maturation the term used by T M McDevitt J E Ormrod
