Genie's Case Summary

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In 1970, the media had centered their attention around one of the most horrific cases of child abuse. Under the alias, Genie, it was revealed that she lived in complete social isolation her entire life. Many scientists were interested in Genie’s case due to these circumstances. The topic of nature and nurture could possibly be further investigated through Genie, due to ethical matters no researcher could conduct any “experiment” to truly test the concept of nature and nurture. Now that Genie’s case has surfaced, this was a possible breakthrough to explore human development. Nature and nurture refers to personality traits and how they’re acquired, they’re imperative because it depends on how they’re implemented through actions. Nature are traits