The Influence Of Nurture On Personality

While genetics play a major role in psychology, experiences are often the primary factor in the development of one’s personality. Nurture, a person’s surroundings and experiences, often determines his outlook on life and how he reacts to certain situations. (120 Myers and DeWall) This develops the set of behaviors and ideas, which combined, are called a personality. Nurture is the focus of developmental psychology, which is the branch of psychology dealing with the physical, social, and cognitive development as a person progresses through life. (120 Myers and DeWall) Sometimes, specific instances and events can leave an impression on a person for life. Other times, a continuous influence from a specific source will mold a person’s psyche. For

This often led to me being restless, causing problems for the rest of the class as a result; however, this changed during my 1st grade year. The teacher, Mrs. Hall, was able engage me in class activities. Her teaching style developed in me a love of school and, in turn, learning which has motivated me to learn as much as I can. Without her, I might have not adapted in that way and pushed myself academically as much as I have. My education was an unusual one. I was mostly homeschooled with a homeschool group which met once a week supplementing my at home classes. Thanks to this, I have adapted to learn independently, which has benefited me greatly in any academic endeavor. This adaptation has benefited me especially in college courses, where a large portion of the work is done outside of class. While I had gained a love of education previously, I had never settled on a subject to focus on until high school. During this time, I met my science teacher for the next two years. Thanks to his enthusiasm and style of teaching, I found that science was the subject which stood out to me as the most enjoyable. Thanks to this influence, I have now established a realm of study to pursue and am likely to plan my future actions

(121 Myers and DeWall) As shown by my experiences, certain influences can cause traits to become better defined. Influences can also cause traits to be lessened in a similar way. For example, I was bored in school until I had gone through first grade, after which I enjoyed school and found it to be enjoyable. This shows that nurture has a greater effect on a person that nature as different traits will be expressed more prominently depending on the influences a person