Psychology paper

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For
your assignment this week, you will detail key aspects of development
and discuss the role of nature and nurture in development.  View
the video Breaking
the Wall of Nature and Nurture: How Genes and Environment Combine to
Affect Our Life Course.
@ http://falling-walls.com/videos/Dalton-Conley-1156
Then, address the following:

  • Summarize
    the childhood and family life of an individual of your choice:
    yourself, a friend, a fictional character (e.g., from a book, movie
    or television program). Your grade is not contingent on your
    self-disclosure of personal information. If you choose to write
    about someone you know, you should obtain their permission first and
    change all personally identifying information. If you choose to
    write about your own childhood, only include what you feel
    comfortable sharing and do not include any sensitive information
    about others without obtaining their permission. Some of the
    information you could include are the following: 

    • Place
      of birth (e.g., state, country, or geographical region)?

    • Siblings

    • Birth
      order

    • Where
      did the child grow up?

    • What
      was childhood like?

      • How
        did an understanding of self and gender begin to develop?

      • What
        role did gender stereotypes play?  

      • What
        types of toys were encouraged?

      • What
        activities were encouraged?

    • What
      was adolescence like? Which aspects of the transition were
      challenging and which aspects represented a smooth transition?

    *You
    are not required to disclose personal information in this course
    regarding sexual history, history of abuse and neglect,
    psychological treatment, and relationships with parents, peers, and
    spouses or significant others.

  • Detail
    the nature versus nurture controversy from the scientific evidence. 
    Address the following:

    • Define
      nature and nurture.

    • Describe
      which (either nature or nurture) you feel had a greater impact on
      your development.  

    • How
      did nature and nurture work together to influence who you are today
      in terms of personality, sexuality, and gender?

Your
paper must be two to three pages in length (excluding title and
reference pages).  Support your thoughts using a minimum of
three references from scholarly sources.  Examples of scholarly
sources include: peer reviewed journal articles, research studies,
professional websites with authored material, and government
websites.  Popular internet sites (Wikipedia, Newsweek, New York
Times, etc.) are not considered scholarly sources.  Your paper
and sources must be formatted according to APA style as outlined in
the Ashford Writing Center.