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Nature-Nurture debate plays a vital role.
The type of research investigation that perhaps was most directly relevant to the
nature-nurture debate and that became quite popular during this time was the twin study.
We await the next round most eagerly, even if the fight (like the
nature-nurture debate itself) is destined to end in a draw.--John T.
Detailing the discoveries and controversies associated with the Minnesota Study Of Twins Reared Apart, Segal (humanities, twin studies, California State U.) provides a compelling overview of her experience with the MISTRA and its scientific contributions to twin research and the
nature-nurture debate. Chapters in this comprehensive account include twins' life stories, the history of twin research, and the findings of genetic influence on physiological characteristics.
In this short study of the
nature-nurture debate, Evelyn Fox Keller explores the persistent argument about the degree to which phenotypic characteristics of organisms are due to genetic causes and to environmental causes.
Following the review of his book in the New York Times, Freeman appeared on an episode of the Donahue show on March 18, 1983, during which Freeman discussed his views on the
nature-nurture debate and during which fellow anthropologist of Western Samoan culture, Bradd Shore, critiqued Freeman's book, criticizing it for relying on personal attacks of Mead and for its failure to provide practical feedback regarding how to build, improve, or make a stronger the type of anthropological work (35).
"This model helps to resolve the
nature-nurture debate. Effective parents are taking nature into account in their nurturing.
Heckman delves into behavioral genetic studies, which have indicated that the
nature-nurture debate is over.
Harris, a journalist, seeks answers beyond the
nature-nurture debate, which she views as insufficient for explaining the development of personality.
Gustav Holst is a fascinating example of the much wider
nature-nurture debate. Born in Cheltenham, in 1874, he was of Swedish origin.
It is argued that the progression from the
nature-nurture debate to interactionist perspectives, to a further consideration of nature and nurture as working as 1 system, represents a more refined and deeper understanding of the role of nature and nurture in the development of exceptional competence.
In the interwar period, the
nature-nurture debate had taken a decisive turn toward nurture.