1. Blood Brothers Nature Versus Nurture

2. There is a long-standing dispute among philosophers and psychologists over the importance of the environment, upbringing, experience, and learning (‘nurture’), and heredity: genetic inheritance (‘nature’), in determining the make-up of an person, as related to human personality and intelligence.

3. Nature versus Nurture Nature: Nature: How you are born. Nurture Nurture How you are brought up.

4. Which statement do you most agree with? We are all born the same and we change as we grow older. We are all born the same and we change as we grow older. We are all born differently, with personality traits already established. We are all born differently, with personality traits already established. We are all born with some things the same and some things different, which may change as we grow older. We are all born with some things the same and some things different, which may change as we grow older.

5. Nature or Nurture? Intelligence Intelligence Behaviour Behaviour Our beliefs and morals Our beliefs and morals The way we speak The way we speak Our hobbies Our hobbies Our health Our health Sexual orientation Sexual orientation Which is the stronger force?

6. Which statement do you most agree with now? We are all born the same and we change as we grow older. We are all born the same and we change as we grow older. We are all born differently, with personality traits already established. We are all born differently, with personality traits already established. We are all born with some things the same and some things different, which may change as we grow older. We are all born with some things the same and some things different, which may change as we grow older.

7. Task Think about Mickey and Edward. They both have the same Mum (nature) but they are brought up by different families (nurture). Write down all the ways in which the boys are the same and all the ways in which they are different. Then decide whether these things are to do with nature or nurture. Write down all the ways in which the boys are the same and all the ways in which they are different. Then decide whether these things are to do with nature or nurture.