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Nature vs. Nurture - In this piece of coursework I aim to find out whether a person's behaviour is determined by their upbringing or by their genetic characteristics
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Nature vs. Nurture In this piece of coursework I aim to find out whether a person's behaviour is determined by their upbringing or by their genetic characteristics. The research is important because if we were to find that the way someone is is controlled by genetic factors then changing there behaviour will be extremely difficult. On the other hand if their social background determined someone's behaviour then it could be far easier to deal with behavioural problems. This knowledge would be important to a wide range of professionals working with difficult persons (for instance psychiatrists prison officers child care workers probation officers etc). I will look at two pieces of context and create a method to find out if my hypothesis is correct. I hypothesise that the way you are nurtured (i.e. social background/upbringing) will have the greatest effect For my first piece of context I am...
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