• Are Traits Transmitted from Parents to Children Physical Only or Can They Be Cultural as Well?

     

    Essays1 Pedagogy, Psychology

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Published: 14.08.2004.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Are Traits Transmitted from Parents to Children Physical Only or Can They Be Cul', 1.
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Many aspects of human behavior are inherited, these traits can be either physical or cultural: simple features like eye color, and complex processes such as language, temperament, and aggression. Heredity and environment interact in complex ways.
We may be genetically predisposed to learn from the environment in certain ways. That is, the ability to learn is inherited, but our environment determines what is learned.
Ethnicity is a powerful determinant in the development of identity. …

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