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? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Due to
the
development
of genetic science, researchers think that the
genes
we are born with are much more influential on our
personality
and
development
than any experiences we would
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encounter
later in life.
However
, I hold
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ferent
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different
belief that
genes
are not the main influential factor in our
personality
and
development
.
According to
modern psychology, despite the fact that
genes
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a huge
influence
on our physical appearance and figure,
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environmental
factors
also
have a great
influence
on our
personality
and physical
development
.
For example
, studies done by scholars have shown that when you
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twin
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in two different countries, they
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exposed to very different cultures and
thus
, they
would
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develop very different personalities and body figures. The
one
growing up in an Asian country tended to like spicy food
while
the other
one
growing up in a
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country appeared to
favor
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sweetness more.
Besides
environmental
factors
, parenting
also
have
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a huge
influence
on
one
's
personality
as it affects the mindset of a human being deep inside the subconscious mind. As shown in multiple studies,
one
growing up in a
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family was likely to have less sense of security and trust
while
someone growing up in a
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family tended to experience more sense of security and had a more pleasant
personality
later in life especially when they faced relationship problems.
Moreover
,
education
is
also
a key factor affecting the
personality
development
of
one
person, research has shown that
people
who received higher
education
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were more likely to be reasonable and had better
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skills in general.
On the other hand
,
people
who received less
education
were more prone to use violence when they were met with
troubles
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. A common example is that ancient
people
tended to solve conflicts by wars
while
modern
people
tended to solve
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with laws. To
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, it is interesting to note that
although
genes
have
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influence
in
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the
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of our skin and other physical appearance, modern psychologists have found that there are many significant
factors
such
as environment,
education
and parenting which would affect our
personality
and
development
in the later stage of life.
Therefore
, we must not overlook the other
factors
when we draw a conclusion on the developmental area.
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  • 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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