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Genetic factors verses environmental conditions.

Do you think that general cognitive ability is essentially an inherited trait which is determined predominantly by genetic factors rather then by environmental factors?

Nature vs. nurture.

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    0ppa - 36-40 years old - male

    Posted by 0ppa Nov 13th, 2012 at 7:23PM

    I believe both play a factor in determining the cognitive ability of the individual. Some people learn things a lot easier than others.

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6 Answers to "Genetic factors verses environmental conditions."

  1. wuliheron - 51-55 years old

    Posted by wuliheron Nov 13th, 2012 at 7:42PM

    It's a proven fact people's IQs just don't change that much and physical exercise can be much more helpful than mental exercises. However, that's only the case with all other factors being equal. Poison a kid with lead paint and guess what, environment wins.

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  2. hundresandthousands - 31-35 years old - male

    Posted by hundresandthousands Nov 13th, 2012 at 7:27PM

    It's tricky. There is certainly merit in both sides, but it seems that the extreme intellectual abilities of geniuses is not so much a product of nurture. I have also read that behavioral problems in some students is a reaction to their frustration in not getting the cognitive stimulation they need to keep focused. It's quite complex it seems, but very interesting, nonetheless.

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  3. TheSquirrel - 46-50 years old - male

    Posted by TheSquirrel Nov 13th, 2012 at 7:24PM

    It would seem to be a mix. The thing that I wonder about is if the deliberate changing of thought patterns and behavior by an an individual get passed somehow into their genes. My guess is that, yes, they do, not by traditional natural selection, but by some yet to be identified process. So, the environmental conditions of the past get pushed into the present by way of genetics, often at very clearly defined points.

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  4. Rugbylover - 26-30 years old - male

    Posted by Rugbylover Nov 13th, 2012 at 7:29PM

    Nature, but it needs the right nurture to thrive.

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  5. Lacsar - 36-40 years old

    Posted by Lacsar Nov 13th, 2012 at 7:22PM

    face it hon - either way or both, YOU are fuckked....

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