John Lonie
ID: 1173645
2/2/18
Genetics influencing personality
This past week, we discussed the concept of personality and whether certain
traits are genetic or simply taught– scientists call this the nature vs. nurture debate. I
was interested in the topic as it relates to identical twins, and how rare sets can have
personalities that are practically the same. I wanted know if this could be because of
their genes or simply the way they were raised together. I decided to look into the
current consensus amongst psychologists when it comes to this concept. A case study
known today as the Minnesota Twin study, which was designed to study the influence
