‘Nature Versus Nurture’ has been the subject of intense debate among people around the globe for many years now. Much like ‘Did the chicken come first or the egg?’, however unlike this question, ‘Nature Versus Nurture’ is believed to have a concrete answer. We may not have disclosed the entirety of this concept yet, however researchers and scientists alike are trying to answer this question piece by piece.
For example when it comes to sexuality, it is believed that sexual orientation takes place in the womb. Here the scale tilts more towards nature than nurture. Similarly if we look at violence and aggression, it is believed that your environment and role models can affect your actions as a child. An example could be the ‘Bobo Doll’ experiment conducted by Albert Bandura. During this experiment, it was recorded that the rate of mimicking increased when the gender was the same between both the adult and the child. Here the scale tilts more towards nurture.
I believe that both nature and nurture have a role in making us who we are. In some cases one may overpower the other, but both work together. After watching the presentation, my beliefs have only been further confirmed. I think that my thoughts are consolidated very well in this quote: ‘Nature is the seed of the plant, and nurture is the way you water it.’ Because you cannot change the plant the seed will grow to be, but you can influence the way it grows.