Nature vs. Nurture

       This week we learned about the term socialization. We first started with the concept of the "growing man". When you are a child, you are controlled by your nature, which consists of genes, biology, emotions, and instincts. As the infant grows, it is also affected by outside environmental factors, nurture. This nurture consists of social interactions with observational learning and language. We read in article about a little girl named Genie who had been locked in a closet for the first thirteen years of her life with virtually no human interaction at all. When she was discovered, she could not speak, eat solid food, or even walk or stand up straight for being tied to a chair for all that time. These cases prove that from early development, it is vital to experience this human interaction in order to have the brain develop properly. These terrible cases are very stunning to me, it really shows how much the development of a brain can be impacted by nurture factors. This proves that the life of a person is represented with both nature and nurture. I personally have learned how much I truly do take advantage of situations in my life. I have a loving family who exposed me to social interaction. I really took advantage of the idea of socialization. You rarely stop to think about the concept of nature or nurture, but it is what makes you the person you are today.