Since the beginning of time the same question has been pondered over and over. Why are we the way we are? Is personality determined by heredity (or nature) or by the environment in which a person was raised (or nurtured)? The answer is both. Psychologists have struggled for years attempting to prove one side or the other; however, simply put, both matter. A person's genetic framework is important and a person's day-to-day culture is important. According to Myers (2004), the real question to consider is how nature and nurture both work together to shape human behavior (p. 99).
Scientists have known for years and it is therefore accepted as factual that genes determine physical features such as eye and hair color for example. The debate then occurs when nature theorists are now testing the fact that genes have a direct correlation with non-physical traits such as aptitude, aggression, humor, and personality as well. Due to many advances in molecular biology, scientists have exposed......
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