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Do Parents Really Matter?
Title: Do Parents Really Matter?
Category: Science & Technology
Details: Words: 300 | Pages: 1.3 (approximately 235 words/page)
Do Parents Really Matter?
“Do Parents Really Matter?” By Annie M. Paul
Psychology Today, Vol. 31, no. 1, pp. 46-49,78
Psychologists now believe that a child’s personality is determined primarily by
their genetic make-up. After a twelve year study by David Reiss, M.D., parents are
believed to have little effect on the outcome of their child.
As well as genetics, environment plays a tremendous role in a child’s personality.
A child’s appearance (genetics) may bring about a reaction …showed first 75 words of 300 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 300 total…choose what he/she may like best. In conclusion, children
must make the best of what nature provided them with.
I found this article interesting because of it’s controversy to many beliefs. For the
most part, I have always thought that parents played a huge role in the outcome of their
children. My general view has broadened since reading this article. I now believe that
genetics play a major role in developing personalities.
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