For many years now society and psychologists have been studying and debating a major issue. This issue is whether heredity or environment plays a greater role in the determining or shaping of an individuals behaviour. In other words this issue is known as the nature versus nurture debate. In this debate there are three main topics, intelligence, personality, and behaviour. From the evidence below it will reveal how heredity and environment affect each of these. …showed first 75 words of 2165 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2165 total…medication can be prescribed to mental patients to help with their specific illness. These options may not be permanent but research and breakthroughs are being made in helping combat mental illnesses. Through this essay there are many examples that proves there is not one entity that determines individual behaviour. It is now accepted that both heredity and environment play a crucial. There are a number of questions that still need to be answered and debated.