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The history of the nature/nurture issue

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2012

Csaba Pléh
Csaba Pléh*
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Department of Psychology, Károly Eszterházy College, Eger H-3300, Hungary. pleh.csaba@ektf.hu www.plehcsaba.hu
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Abstract

It is worthy to supplement Charney with two historical issues: (1) There were two rival trends in the rebirth of genetic thought in the 1960s: the universal and the variation related. This traditional duality suggested that heredity cannot be equated with genetic determinism. (2) The classical debates and reinterpretation of adoption/twin studies in the 1980s regarding intelligence suggested that the environment had a more active role in unfolding the genetic program.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 35 , Issue 5 , October 2012 , pp. 376 - 377
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012 

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