Nature and nurture is a psychological debate that has been going on for many years and it questions whether our genes or our environment have a greater impact on how we develop, grow and act the way we do. When you are born you don’t have certain preferences or traits, it is as you grow up that you develop into a unique individual. There are many people that argue on the side of nurture meaning the way you are raised and the environment you are in and how that impacts you as a person and who you become and also that your personality develops as you grow. However others argue that your life is controlled by the nature side of things where it’s entirely your genetic makeup that makes you who you are. Zimbardo and Milgram would be two well known people who would support the idea that our environment is critical in who we become. However on the other hand Piaget and Chomsky would be people that believe that our genes are the most important in shaping us into who we become. The issue of what contributes to who we become is significant because there are so many different things and reasons behind what makes us into the individuals we are. Nurture says that as human beings we are born with a blank slate and it’s the environment that plays the largest role in who we become. The many different interactions we have with the environment as we grow up and the experiences we have with new places such as school, work, sports etc is very important. It’s how we are raised, the