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nature versus nurture
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nature versus nurture
[nur′chər]
a name given to a long-standing controversy as to the relative influences of genetics versus the environment in the development of personality. Nature is represented by instincts, and genetic factors, and nurture by social influences.


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Many studies of laypersons' beliefs regarding the nature-nurture controversy can be found in the scientific literature (e.
Beliefs of Students Talented in Academics, Music, and Dance ... by Gagne, Francoys / Roeper Review
For the readers of this journal deeply involved in the nature-nurture controversy, Haggerty only documents that the answers are complex and complicated, and that we do not need to turn to anthropology or cultures other than our own to see that concepts have changed radically over the past 200 years.
Men in Love: Masculinity and Sexuality in the Eighteenth Century by Bullough, Vern L. / The Journal of Sex Research
The recent advances in evolutionary psychology--sometimes referred to as adaptationist psychology-and the earlier sociobiology originated by Wilson have shown that the nature-nurture controversy must not be so one-sided.
Consilience: The Unity of Knowledge by Werner, Michael / The Humanist
 
 
 
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