and nurture that definesour behavior and well-being. Here, a question as WHY DID YOU STEEL THECAR? , cannot be answered by: THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT, or better yet, MYGENES MADE ME DO IT. In understanding a behavior, both nature and nurtureare taken to consideration. Moreover, it is perfectly obvious that human social life is related tohuman biology...Of course, neither biological nor cultural determinists ever wishentirely to exclude the significance of the other. (R.C Lewontin. p.267-268.)Many psychological illnesses can be explained as a result of combined geneticsand environmental factors. As already stated in this paper, schizophrenia hasgenetic basis. It is also a fact that this mental disease is triggered byenvironmental factors including family factors and external stress. PaulGrobstein, in his articleGenes, Environments, and Individual Choice explainsthat In human development and behavior, as in the development and behaviorof all other living organisms, the genome and the environment insteadproductively interact with one another, both contributing unique and valuableinformation to the emergence of distinctive individuals It is also noteworthy tomention that no two individuals are the same. Not even monozygotic twins havethe same environment. Every person is a unique and nonrecurrent,(Dobzhansky, Theodosius. p.8) In sum, in this paper we can conclude that our development and behaviorare products of the interaction between nature and nuture. Scientists confirmthat we are predisposed to certain traits and behaviors, but this predisposition issusceptible to modification by genetics as well as environmental factors. We canno longer dwell on the question "Is it Nature or Nurture That Determines WhoWe Are?" We learn that it is thcombination of these two vital factors that shapeand define our development and behavior. ...
