39 What Determines the Kind of Person You Are ？是什么决定了你是哪种内型的人 ？
①What determines the kind of person you are?What factors make you more or less bold,intelligent,or able to read a map?All of these are influenced by the interaction of your genes and the environment in which you were raised.The study of how genes and environment interact to influence psychological activity is known as behavioralgenetics.Behavioral genetics has made important contributions to the biological revolution,providing information about the extent to which biology influences mind,brain and behavior.
②Any research that suggests that abilities to perform certain behaviors are based in biology is controversial.Who wants to be told that there are limitations to what you can achieve based on something that is beyond your control,such as sex,race and eye color.But can genes also determine whether people will get divorced,how smart they are,or what career they are likely to choose?A concern of psychological scientists is the extent to which all of which these characteristics are Influenced by nature and nurture,by genetic makeup and the environment.Increasingly,science indicates that genes lay the ground for many human traits.From this perspective,people are born essentially like undeveloped photographs:The image is already captureed,but the way it eventually appears can vary based on the development process.However,the basic picture is there from the beginning.
