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Direct linkWozniak, Robert H. – American Psychologist, 2009
James Mark Baldwin is one of the most important and least known early American scientific psychologists. Drawing inspiration from Charles Darwin and other evolutionists of the period, Baldwin developed a biosocial theory of psychological development that influenced both Jean Piaget and Lev S. Vygotsky; and he proposed a mechanism relating learned…
Descriptors: Heredity, Psychologists, Piagetian Theory, Developmental Psychology
Nettle, Daniel – American Psychologist, 2006
A comprehensive evolutionary framework for understanding the maintenance of heritable behavioral variation in humans is yet to be developed. Some evolutionary psychologists have argued that heritable variation will not be found in important, fitness-relevant characteristics because of the winnowing effect of natural selection. This article…
Descriptors: Biodiversity, Personality, Evolution, Genetics
Peer reviewedRutter, Michael L. – American Psychologist, 1997
Explores the interplay between nature and nurture using antisocial behavior as the example, and discusses key genetic concepts and key environmental concepts. The final section considers the nature-nurture interaction in relation to passive, evocative, and active gene-environment correlations and calls for research into the effects of the…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Biological Influences, Genetics
Peer reviewedBrody, Nathan – American Psychologist, 1997
Views IQ test scores as measures of general intelligence that relate to the acquisition of knowledge in diverse settings. Discusses studies that support the assertion that IQ has an influence on a socially relevant outcome variable that is independent of its relationship to social status. (MMU)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Education, Heredity, Intelligence
Peer reviewedBurt, Cyril – American Psychologist, 1972
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Disadvantaged, Factor Analysis, Genetics
Peer reviewedCrawford, Charles B.; Anderson, Judith L. – American Psychologist, 1989
Presents some of the concepts being developed by evolutionary thinkers to explain how animals deal with varying conditions in their environments. Discusses the environmental perspective. Explains why it involves more than predetermined behavior and that evolutionary theories now include developmental and environmental variables. (Author/JS)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Behavior Development, Biological Influences, Environmental Influences
Peer reviewedWillerman, Lee – American Psychologist, 1979
Based on findings from four studies (conducted between 1928 and 1979) of adopted children, discusses the differential effects of heredity and environment on intellectual development. (GC)
Descriptors: Adopted Children, Environmental Influences, Family Environment, Family Influence
Peer reviewedSue, Stanley; Okazaki, Sumie – American Psychologist, 1990
Investigates factors, including heredity and culture, contributing to exceptional Asian American academic achievement. Proposes the concept of relative functionalism, under which Asian Americans perceive and have experienced restrictions in upward mobility in occupations unrelated to education. Consequently, educational achievement assumes…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Asian American Students, Asian Americans, Cultural Influences
