Research indicates that the characteristics we are born with have much more influence on our personality and development than any experiences we may have in our life. Which do you consider to be the major influence?

There is a study which shows that the original
characteristics
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are having far more impact on our personality and development than
experiences
that may occur in life. In my point of view, I believe that the role of our
characteristics
is more crucial in
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with the
experiences
.
To begin
with, the
characteristics
which people had since they were born are usually difficult to change throughout their life. Due to the early form of these
characteristics
in our gen by previous generations, they can be considered to be permanent and it seems that it is rare for them to be changed. For
this
reason, the original
characteristics
would be the major responsibility for creating
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personality
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and
this
would affect the later developments and choices.
Moreover
,
although
the
experiences
can influence the personality as well as the developments, most of these
experiences
are usually still less significant than the
characteristics
, unless some special
experiences
. The
characteristics
are following individuals for a long period, even from when they were born to the time when they
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no longer existed, while some
experiences
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just happened in a short term.
Therefore
, the effect of
experiences
in
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one's
lifes
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life
can not replace the
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of their
characteristics
. All in all, our
characteristics
are created from generation to generation and they existed with people
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their lives. From that, I trust that
characteristics
have a more major influence.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • nature vs. nurture debate
  • genetic inheritance
  • personality traits
  • behavior patterns
  • heritability
  • twins studies
  • malleable characteristics
  • upbringing
  • environmental influences
  • critical periods
  • language acquisition
  • worldview
  • innate traits
  • personal experiences
  • psychological development
  • epigenetics
  • adaptive behaviors
  • cultural imprinting
  • temperament
  • social conditioning
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