Is a person born a genius or made a genius through education

Reference no: EM132922274

You may not be old enough to remember the Maybelline Make-up commercial that stated: "Maybe she's born with it. Maybe it's Maybelline," when determining if the model's beauty was natural or created by the make-up (Noonan 2014). This seemingly innocent commercial brings up the question of whether we are a product of our nature or our nurture. This commercial asked if she was born beautiful or made beautiful. This same question can be applied to many things.

Address these questions:

Question 1: Is a person born a genius or made a genius through education and hard work? We call a talented musician "gifted." Does that mean the individual was born with a natural gift for music (nature) or did they just work harder than other people to be that good (nurture)? Explain your reasoning. Would it make a difference in your answer if that musician were nine years old or thirty years old? In what way?

Question 2: This is all part of the decades old debate over whether we are born with certain innate personality characteristics and abilities (our genes), or whether we learn and are impacted by our experiences to be the person we become (environment).

Question 3: Do they work independently - or do they work together? Explain your choice and find a source to support your view on this.
Probably one of the most famous answers to this age-old question comes from neuropsychologist Donald Hebb. When a reporter allegedly asked Hebb which was more important - nature or nurture, he replied, "Which contributes more to the area of a rectangle, its length or its width"(as cited in Meaney, 2004. p. 2)?

Question 4: Finally, discuss what you think Dr. Hebb meant by that reply.

Reference no: EM132922274

Questions Cloud

Compute the unit cost figure : Compute the unit cost figure relevant for comparison to whatever quoted price is received from the outside manufacturer

What skills do you already feel competent performing : What skills do you already feel competent performing? What skills would you like to develop more or learn? Put X the third column?

Creating security policy framework : When creating a security policy framework, it's important to align business objectives with the correct framework.

Western european culture : In our study of art history thus far, how do you feel non-Western art differs from art created in Western European culture?

Is a person born a genius or made a genius through education : Is a person born a genius or made a genius through education and hard work? We call a talented musician "gifted." Does that mean the individual was born"

What were the actual direct labor hours worked : If the labor quantity variance was $7,200 unfavorable, what were the actual direct labor hours worked

Define ethnography : Have you ever had an interest in ethnography now that you know what it is? For example, when you start to learn something about another culture

Western european painters : How does this differ from paintings done by Western European painters? Provide two works of art as examples in your response.

What is the danger in relying on common sense or intuition : What is the danger in relying on common sense or intuition in learning about the relationship between the individual and his or her environment?

User Account

All Pages