hormones might contribute to niceness and generosity in people. That is to say that how people feel and look at the world around them determine how they react with and treat other people. This finding was firstly published on the journal Psychological Science. Researchers insisted that they did not find the niceness gene, but they did find a gene that makes a contribution.This discovery is so interesting because it suggests that niceness and generosity might be somewhat inheritable, instead of a completely learnt behavior as we grow up. And that sort of explains why the personality of an adopted child is more similar to his/her biological parents rather than the adopted parents.
I always have believed that children are basically a reflection of their parents since parents teach them or are there all the time....however if there is a gene that contributes to niceness and can be inheritable then it would be great...i mean think about the world would be in a better place and might even reduce crimes...
ReplyDeleteThis is a really cool concept, isolating this gene and producing more of this "nice" hormone could lead to different anger management treatments and maybe a new way to treat some people with depression.
ReplyDeleteI found this article semi-depressing. The trait of niceness being genetic rather than learned may make it very difficult for those with parents lacking niceness to become nice themselves. Perhaps by isolating and testing this gene we could make a nicer population!
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