{"product_id":"the-nature-nurture-debate-isbn-9780631217398","title":"The Nature-Nurture Debate","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Nature\/Nurture Debate: The Essential Readings\u003c\/i\u003e provides students with a selection of some of the key articles by key researchers in this core area of developmental psychology.  Acknowledgements. \u003cp\u003eIntroduction Born vs. Made: Nature-Nurture in the New Millennium (Stephen J. Ceci and Wendy M. Williams)\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART I: FETAL INFLUENCES ON LATER DEVELOPMENT.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. War Babies (Jared Diamond).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. Prenatal Loss of Father and Psychiatric Disorders (Matti O. Huttunen and Pekka Niskanen).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Prenatal Development of Monozygotic Twins and Concordance for Schizophrenia (James O. Davis, Jeanne A. Phelps and Stefan Bracha)\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART II: BOY OR GIRL? ACQUIRING GENDER IDENTITY.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Sex Reassignment at Birth (Milton Diamond and H. Keith Sigmundson).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Gender Role Change with Puberty (Julianne Imperato-McGinley, Ralph E. Peterson, Robert Stroller and Willard E. Goodwin)\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART III: SOCIAL AND PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. How to Succeed in Childhood (Judith Rich Harris).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Genes, Environment, and Personality (Thomas J. Bouchard)\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART IV: INFANCY AND EARLY CHILDHOOD INFLUENCES ON IQ DEVELOPMENT.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Developmental Catch-up, and Deficit, Following Adoption after Severe Global Early Privation (Michael Rutter and the English and Romanian Adoptees (ERA) study team).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Early Experience and the Life Path (Ann Clarke and Alan Clarke).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Prevention of Intellectual Disabilities: Early Interventions to Improve Cognitive Development (Craig. T. Ramey and Sharon Landesman Ramey)\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART V: LATER INFLUENCES ON IQ DEVELOPMENT.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Schooling and Intelligence (Stephen J. Ceci).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. The Genetics of Cognitive Abilities and Disabilities (Robert Plomin and John C. DeFries)\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART VI: BECOMING AN EXPERT - TRAINING OR TALENT?\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. Expert Performance: Its Structure and Acquisition (K. Anders Ericsson and Neil Charness).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Innate Talents: Reality or Myth (Michael J. A. Howe, Jane W. Davidson and John A. Sloboda).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubject Index.\u003c\/p\u003e \"...this is an excellent book that provides a valuable introduction to the nature-nurture debate...Ceci and Williams have selected papers...which are...thorough, thought-provoking and wide-ranging...Every chapter is stimulating, and the range of topics covered gives an indication of how important it is for psychologists to understand the subtle interplay between genetic and environmental factors in development. The book is also pleasingly presented and has clear charts, diagrams and tables. It is a book that I hope will find a wide readership.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Psychologist, December 2000\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cb\u003eStephen J. Ceci\u003c\/b\u003e holds a lifetime endowed chair in child development at Cornell University. He studies the accuracy of children's courtroom testimony, as well as the development of intelligence and memory. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eOn Intelligence: A Bio-Ecological Treatise\u003c\/i\u003e (1996).  \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eWendy M. Williams\u003c\/b\u003e is an Associate Professor in the Department of Human Development at Cornell University, where she studies children's learning, development and creativity, adult problem solving, and practical intelligence. her previous books include \u003ci\u003eThe Reluctant Reader\u003c\/i\u003e (1996).\u003c\/p\u003e  Will a child who is genetically male, but raised female as a result of a surgical accident during infancy, grow up to identify as female? Do all children have the wherewithal to become expert musicians if provided with the same opportunities for extensive practice, or are there genetically determined constraints that no amount of practice can countermand? These are just two of the provocative questions addressed in \u003ci\u003eThe Nature-Nurture Debate: The Essential Readings.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eNo issue is more central to the field of developmental psychology than the nature-nurture debate. Its resolution promises to have profound implications for the way we view children's behavior, and the nature and malleability of their temperament, personality, intelligence, and gender identity. Stephen J. Ceci and Wendy M. Williams have gathered together fourteen of the most scientifically compelling papers, each introduced by the editors, which not only provide an authoritative resource, but will also serve to stimulate meaningful classroom discussion about the most important developmental issue of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990293233893,"sku":"NP9780631217398","price":46.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780631217398.jpg?v=1761787236","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-nature-nurture-debate-isbn-9780631217398","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}