Inherited behaviors and mannerisms?

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11. I think that some traits might be inherited but expressed in different ways

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depending on a number of variables in the environment.

A daredevil risk taker whose father, mother, or grandparent was a felon might end up using his/her traits as a race car driver, or mountain climber. Or a Wall Street speculator. The dare devil risk taker trait does not automatically mean crime. Crime often involves a feeling of separateness outside of social norms, leading to anti social behavior with roots in some early life experience.

Or, criminal behavior might be due to creativity, a talent for thinking outside the box. If not channeled by parents or teachers into legal outlets, it could develop into criminal behavior. I'm thinking of teens who have a strong aptitude for computer operations and creativity. They might start hacking into programs of a corporation or person just as a "fun" challenge to see what they can do without thinking about the legality if it. But, with a sense of responsibility or of community belonging learned from adults in their environment, they could instead invent programs, or become a techie working for police to prevent or catch computer crimes. Maybe join the CIA as a cyber spy.

Nature vs. nurture. How we use inborn (natural) traits depends on environmental (nurture) influences. Sometimes people develop a sense of right and wrong on their own, from both negative and positive experiences.