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ERIC Number: EJ578745
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1997
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ISSN: ISSN-0003-066X
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Nature-Nurture Integration: The Example of Antisocial Behavior.
Rutter, Michael L.
American Psychologist, v52 n4 p390-98 Apr 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 interplay of genetic and environmental influences. (SLD)
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Patterns, Biological Influences, Genetics, Heredity, Nature Nurture Controversy
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative; Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Language: English
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Note: Version of this paper presented as part of an Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions address at the Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association (104th, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, August 9-13, 1996).