Nature Vs Nurture

Running head : NATURE VS NURTURE

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Introduction

The term behavior has been defined differently in differently in diverse context . Behaviorists however concur that contextually , behavior refers to the individual 's or group 's actions or observed responses in an environment (Staddon , 2001 . The concept of behavior has featured strongly , since the 19th century when started with the works of psychoanalysts and later got strong influence of later psychologists such as Freud , Watson , and B .F

Skinner , whose different studies have made important contributions to the understanding of human behavior

What could be the origin of behavior and the forces that affect it ? The related psychological studies carried out attributer this to heredity (nature ) and environmental (nurture ) influences . They explain behavior as a product of a strong influence of the inborn characteristics and the environmental forces which determines the nature of behavior and directs it . These studies have adopted different approaches (strategies ) which include the following

Experimentation approach

An experiment is described as a test in which variable (s ) is /are manipulated to see its /their effects on another variable (s . Variety of studies related to environmental influence on behavior learning has been performed by psychologists such as B .F Skinner (operant conditioning and Ivan Pavlov (classical conditioning

Behaviorism approach

Behaviorism is an approach that emphasizes on observable human behavior proposed in the 19th century . This approach emphasizes the importance of learning of behavior from the environments . In this...