5 Years From Now...

       Is it nature? Or is it nurture? These are two questions that have been burning in people's minds over the past how many years. Many people out there believe that it's all nature (our genes) that explain our behaviors while many people believe that it's all nurture (our environment) that explain our behavior. You also have the in between who believe that both play a role. The Nature vs. Nurture debate is one concept that I will remember from Psychology 1001 five years from now as I took great interest in the topic over the course of the semester. I often think about this debate when I am around my two little nephews. They are two of the most energetic, entertaining children I have ever seen, and I often think to myself: Is it their genes that allow them to act this way or is it the environment they are being raised in that affects their behavior? I personally think that both play a role in their actions. In the future, when I have kids of my own I will probably think of the same questions and I will be able to remember where I learned of the debate. I am glad that I learned about Nature vs. Nurture, because it's one of those topics that you can never really have an answer to. This is what will make it so easy for me to remember five years from now because of its ongoing discussion.