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  • 61Determinism — This article is about the general notion of determinism in philosophy. For other uses, see Determinism (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Fatalism, Predeterminism, or Predictability. Certainty series …

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  • 62Judith Rich Harris — (born February 10, 1938) is a psychologist and the author of The Nurture Assumption , a book criticizing the belief that parents are the most important factor in child development, and presenting evidence which contradicts that belief.Early life… …

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  • 63raising — I noun 1. the event of something being raised upward (Freq. 1) an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity • Syn: ↑elevation, ↑lift • Derivationally rel …

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  • 64rearing — I noun 1. the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑raising, ↑nurture • Derivationally related forms: ↑nurture (for: ↑nur …

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  • 65Genetics — This article is about the general scientific term. For the scientific journal, see Genetics (journal). Part of a series on Genetics Key components Chromosome DNA • RNA Genome …

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  • 66The Adapted Mind — The Adapted Mind: Evolutionary Psychology and the Generation of Culture is an edited volume, first published in 1992 by Oxford University Press, edited by Jerome Barkow, Leda Cosmides and John Tooby. It is widely considered the foundational text… …

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  • 67Criticism of evolutionary psychology — From its beginning, evolutionary psychology (EP) has generated substantial controversy and criticism.[1] Criticisms include 1) disputes about the testability of evolutionary hypotheses, 2) alternatives to some of the cognitive assumptions (such… …

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  • 68Francis Galton — Infobox Scientist name = Francis Galton caption = Francis Galton birth date = birth date|1822|2|16|df=y birth place = Birmingham, England death date = Death date and age|1911|1|17|1822|2|16|df=y death place = Haslemere, Surrey, England residence …

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  • 69Matt Ridley — Not to be confused with the English zoologist Mark Ridley (zoologist). Matt Ridley Born Matthew White Ridley 7 February 1958 (1958 02 07) (age 53) …

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  • 70behaviour genetics — Study of the influence of an organism s genetic composition on its behaviour and of the interaction of heredity and environment ( nature and nurture ) in determining behaviour. The first scientist to explore the area was Francis Galton, who… …

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