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 nurture
B. intelligent design versus evolution
C. genes versus development
D. traits versus conditioning

Answer 1

The correct answer will be option-A

Step-by-step explanation:

The nature versus nurture debate is one of the oldest philosophical debates in psychology. The topic of the debate is related to human behavior whether human behavior is determined by nature (biological element) which is heredity or the nurtured by the surrounding environment.

In the given question, since Dr. Town believes that heredity is responsible for the personality whereas Dr West believes that personality determined by the environment which is debate over nature versus nurture.

Thus, option-A is the correct answer.