nature versus nurture

== English == === Alternative forms === nature vs nurture, nature vs. nurture === Etymology === The phrase was coined in the mid-1800s by the English Victorian polymath Francis Galton in discussion about the influence of heredity and environment on social advancement. === Phrase === nature versus nurture (biology, psychology, genetics) The longstanding academic inquiry into the relative contributions of innate biological factors (nature) and environmental influences or upbringing (nurture) to the development of human traits, behaviors, personality and psychology. ==== See also ==== ==== Further reading ==== nature versus nurture on Wikipedia.Wikipedia