Question

Dr. Towne believes that heredity is primarily responsible for personality traits. Dr. West believes that environmental influences are primarily responsible for personality traits. They are on different sides of the _____ debate.A. nature versus nurtureB. intelligent design versus evolutionC. genes versus developmentD. traits versus conditioning

Answer 1

A. nature versus nurture

Step-by-step explanation:

Nature versus nurture debate -

Nature versus nurture controversy / debate involves extent to which the particular aspects of the behavior are the product of either acquired or inherited influences.

Nature is pre-wiring and nature is influenced via the genetic inheritance . While, nurture is taken generally as influence of the external factors after the conception.

Nature-nurture controversy is concerned with relative contribution which both influences make to the human behavior.

Hence from the question , the debate is about , nature versus nurture .