The modernist philosopher John Locke argued that human behavior is determined almost entirely by nurture or environment. He argued that humans are born atabula rasa(Latin for blank slate) and that all knowledge is acquired through experience. In short an individuals environmentsthe home he or she grows up in the education that he or she receives and so forthdetermine who that individual becomes.On the other end of the spectrum isgenetic determinismthe belief that personality and behavioral traits are formed chiefly by an individuals DNA and that environment has very little influence. Studies involving identical twins seem to support the claim that genetics play a large role in behavior because identical twins are usually found to be more similar than fraternal twins or regular siblings.Address the following questions:
