Nature And Nurture Influence Behavior

There has been an intensifying concern about how nature and nurture can influence behavior and could provide clues to the heritability of committing crimes. The concern about violence and crime can originate from abuse mentally or physically, drug usage, homicide, or sexual actions. These behavioral problems can lead to an antisocial behavior, drug use in the child, higher rates of crime, gang affiliations, sexual activity, and a general rick to not only the child but also the member of society. Many researchers want to grasp an understanding of this particular behavior and how it can be treated and prevented in the future. Different behaviors included are antisocial, rule-breaking behavior, and aggressive behavior. Behavioral studies show that behavioral genetics or an individual’s development can be

influenced by nature and nurture.
Focusing on the nature side of the spectrum, we can define nature as being pre-existing or current knowledge which can be influenced by genetic inheritance and biological factors.

Early studies show that heredity plays a huge role in identifying inherited genetics and criminal behavior. Another leading factor of behavioral issues includes the environment. The nature of a child can be determined how they are being treated at home. Researchers have found that parents who believe in the nature of abusing, neglecting, and mistreating their children will end up causing a higher chance of criminal activity later in life. Pre-existing factors such as toxic environment, hormones, and genes can all affect the rate of criminal activity later in life. While genes do not directly cause behavior, they indirectly produce different qualities and inclinations which lead to diverse responses to their environments. Environmental factors can lead to criminal behavior such as a low economic status between the family could lead to robberies or other factors to gain money. Lastly, hormones can influence a child’s decision-making process between what is moral and what is

immoral.
On the other hand, nurture can be defined as anything learned through experiences. Learning experiences can influence an individual’s behavior by expressing norms, values, and attitudes. Individuals who interact with others involved in or have been involved in criminal activity are more likely to engage in criminal behavior. Most criminal behavior is learned through socialization and societal collaboration. Societies values and norms conform behavior for example, an individual may believe its bad to steal or kill, but could have no issue with doing illegal drugs. That is an example of how attitudes and beliefs can play a role in criminal behavior. Reward and punishments also plays a part in committing or not committing unfavorable behaviors. The probability of someone committing a crime could depend on the balance of the reward and punishment system. For example, if the reward weighs out the punishment then the crime will be committed. Lastly, the nurture of behavior can be influenced by the experiences and observations or the world around us.
In conclusion, nature versus nurture influences the heritability of committing crimes. While nature includes aspects of previous knowledge, nurture focuses on experiences and observations. Nature includes environment, hormones, and genes, while nurture deals with social norms, values/ beliefs, and attitudes of those being observed. Overall, the constant debate over whether or not nature versus nurture plays a role in behavioral genetics in children is still a mystery.