Anywho, this is the randomness that is on my mind lol. Interested in your thoughts.
Do you feel like personality is more inherited or learned?

I was thinking about babies (because I'm always thinking about them). I sometimes hear people say "I hope he/she has my personality" and it always makes me think. Like when I think of my personality I think that it's mine lol. It's me, it's who I am. But then I think about my mom and how she acts, and I see some of her in me. Then i think, did I inherit that behavior? Or did I learn to be that way from her? I've always been interested in behaviors and psychology and such. I really wish I had stuck with it in school.
Anywho, this is the randomness that is on my mind lol. Interested in your thoughts.
Anywho, this is the randomness that is on my mind lol. Interested in your thoughts.
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3687- The basis of your personality is strongly inherited. However, we know very little about individual personality and how they form in the first place. Some psychologists theorize that it is a biological factor that develops during gestation. As the kid interacts with things in a given environment, these experiences mold his personality. But there are some aspects that will never truly change as they are subconscious and innate within the person's brain.
The environment might change your perception and reaction to particular situations but your underlying personality can never truly go away. We have tried to forcibly change someone's natural tendencies throughout history and it has never worked. In fact, the only change you could say happened was violent outbursts and paranoia.
Of course we evolve and progress over time but there are some things you had as a kid that still remain to this day. Whether that be your temperament, your interests or your reactionary traits.
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- I think it is a mixture of many factors. I would think how you were brought up plays a big role in it. For instance if you were brought up in a family where no one ever said I love you to each other you may not be able to show any yourself. If you mom took drugs or smoked when pregnant with you, you may be depressed and have anxiety your whole life. And there are many other factors. But it is hard to have a bubbly personality when saddled with some of these afflictions and you will always fill like you just stepped in something.
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