There is a lot of controversy in the field of psychology. The Nature vs. Nurture debate is one of the most enduring in this field. The main question is are human behaviors, ideals, and feelings innate or are they learned, and to what extent? Rene' Descartes created this view that these characteristics are in- born ideas that influence our approach to the world. Contrary to this belief, the British philosopher, Thomas Hobbes and John Locke pressed the role of experience and how it affects these characteristics. Locke suggested that the mind at birth is a "blank slate", in which experience fills it.
The nature debate believes that genetics and other natural traits, influence how a person will develop in the world. For example, if a parent is psychologically troubled, it will affect their child pertaining to behavior, personality, and other characteristics. The nurture debate argues that the people and environment a person is around will affect their development and how they relate to the world around them.
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