Nature / Nurture or Both !

The controversy over what determines who we are, whether it is Nature
(heredity, our biological make up) or Nurture (our environment) is taking a new
shape. Through the past decades, psychologists have developed different theories
to explain the characteristics of human-beings; how we feel, think and behave.
Usually, these theories were one directional in the nature / nurture question.
Today, a new approach to deal with this question is emerging. This new approach
finds a middle ground between nature and nurture. The conclusion that nature and
nurture are complementary and work hand and hand to shape a behavior (a
purposeful and meaningful activity) is not a compromise; it is a result of a
vigorous study of each of the components of the equation of heredity and
environment and their affects on determining one's development and behavior. In
fact, the more we understand about development and behavior, the more obvious
it becomes that nature and nurture are similarly influence...