Concept Map and Outline
Yanna Sanchez
Ms. Nargiza Matyakuboya
English 21003. Section M
25 October 2017
Concept Map and Outline
How Much of This is
Your Fault or Your Parents Fault?

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Question: Is
an individual’s personality and behavior based on Nature, Nurture or both?
Thesis:
Thus, research suggests that an individual’s personality incorporates the developments
based on their nature and nurtured environment.
Paragraph
1:
Topic
Sentence: A major component of an individual’s personality is based off of
their physical appearance that derives from their inherited DNA and nurtured
environment.
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Nature
o
Physical
attributes that are inherited such as eye color, complexion, hair texture and
color, height.
o
Discussion
from “Nature vs. Nurture” from International
Encyclopedia of The Social Sciences, 2nd Edition
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Nurture
o
Discussion
on early development revolving around walking, talking, comfort impulsivities
(thumb sucking, hair tugging, etc.)
o
Discussion
from “Trait Impulsivity and The Externalizing Spectrum” by Theodore P.
Beauchaine et al.
Ø
Relation
to Personality
o
Discussion
on the Big Five Traits
o
Examples
and information from “Shy, sadness, curiosity, joy: is it nature or nurture” by
Marc Peyser et al.
o
Discussion
from “Personality Development” by Donnellan.
Paragraph
2:
Topic
Sentence: Research indicates that an individual’s educational background
exhibit traits related to their biological nature and cultured environment.
Ø
Nature
o
Biological
correlation between DNA and excellence in any particular discipline.
(Academics, studies)
o
Discussion
from “Nature, Nurture, and Knowledge” by Thomas R. Gruber and “Nature, Nurture,
and Expertise” by Nicholas G. Shakeshaft et al.
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Nurture
o
Also
discussing the negative findings in educational backgrounds.
o
Example
individuals who were not successful in school and whose parents were not
successful.
o
Include
discussion from “Its nature and nurture: Integrating biology and genetics into
the social learning theory of criminal behavior” by Bryanna Fox.
o
Information
from “Researchers Challenge nature vs. nurture argument” by Susan Lang
Ø
Relation
to Personality
o
Information
from “Nature and Nurture in Early Child Development” edited by Daniel P.
Keating.
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Information
from “Personality Development” by Donnellan.
Paragraph
3:
Topic
Sentence: Research indicates that an individual’s Career path is also dependent
on their biological nature and their cultured environment.
Ø
Nature
& Nurture
o
Correlation
between parents success and their children success.
o
Example
people who inherit drug and alcohol abuse and succumbing to those impulsivities
and those who overcome. Information
provided from “Parental Substance Abuse” by Kepple
Ø
Relation
to Personality Traits
o
Providing
information from “Personality Development” by Donnellan.
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Discussing
the Big Five Personality traits, and how they are tied to successful people and
unsuccessful people.

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