Aileen stared back at her grandmother, wide eyed yet unresponsive to the threats flying at her. Red faced and out of breath, her grandmother spewed judgements and insults before finally spitting, “Don't ever let me see your pathetic little face again.” Although she was joyous to be out from under her family's cruel thumb, Aileen quickly threw her things together and took off, truly unprepared for the real world she was about to face. Aileen Wuornos was a victim turned serial killer in 1990. Aileen Wuornos became a violent psychopath because of their environment meaning they were taught aggression.
In the popular nature vs nurture psychological debate, nurture argues that people are molded or influenced by their environment. Aileen Wuornos was influenced by her environment in her childhood. Jane E Brody states, “Children learn from what they see around them, and if what they mainly experience is
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A criminal with a predisposition means they are genetically inclined to behave and act violently. Aileen Wuornos did not have a genetic predisposition. Kaja Perina determines, “But if the genes play an insignificant role, this would mean that the wrong environment might suffice for a person to turn into a barbaric killer.” Aileen grew up in one of the worst environments as a child, experiencing relentless abuse and mental turmoil from every single one of her immediate family members, which stunted her psychological development and changed her forever.
Albert Bandura believes aggression is a characteristic that is taught. Aileen Wuornos was taught aggression through her tumultuous upbringing and her experiences at a young age. Nurture, rather than nature, governs the psychologically significant aspects of child development, and maturation only applies to the biological. Wuornos was brought up in a turbulent household where nowhere was safe for her, so as a result, left a lasting effect on her