The Nature-Nurture Debate
The Essential Readings
Essential Readings in Developmental Psychology
1. Auflage November 1999
308 Seiten, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
ISBN:
978-0-631-21739-8
John Wiley & Sons
The Nature/Nurture Debate: The Essential Readings provides students with a selection of some of the key articles by key researchers in this core area of developmental psychology.
Acknowledgements.
Introduction Born vs. Made: Nature-Nurture in the New Millennium
(Stephen J. Ceci and Wendy M. Williams).
PART I: FETAL INFLUENCES ON LATER DEVELOPMENT.
1. War Babies (Jared Diamond).
2. Prenatal Loss of Father and Psychiatric Disorders (Matti O.
Huttunen and Pekka Niskanen).
3. Prenatal Development of Monozygotic Twins and Concordance for
Schizophrenia (James O. Davis, Jeanne A. Phelps and Stefan
Bracha).
PART II: BOY OR GIRL? ACQUIRING GENDER IDENTITY.
4. Sex Reassignment at Birth (Milton Diamond and H. Keith
Sigmundson).
5. Gender Role Change with Puberty (Julianne Imperato-McGinley,
Ralph E. Peterson, Robert Stroller and Willard E.
Goodwin).
PART III: SOCIAL AND PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT.
6. How to Succeed in Childhood (Judith Rich Harris).
7. Genes, Environment, and Personality (Thomas J.
Bouchard).
PART IV: INFANCY AND EARLY CHILDHOOD INFLUENCES ON IQ
DEVELOPMENT.
8. Developmental Catch-up, and Deficit, Following Adoption after
Severe Global Early Privation (Michael Rutter and the English and
Romanian Adoptees (ERA) study team).
9. Early Experience and the Life Path (Ann Clarke and Alan
Clarke).
10. Prevention of Intellectual Disabilities: Early Interventions
to Improve Cognitive Development (Craig. T. Ramey and Sharon
Landesman Ramey).
PART V: LATER INFLUENCES ON IQ DEVELOPMENT.
11. Schooling and Intelligence (Stephen J. Ceci).
12. The Genetics of Cognitive Abilities and Disabilities (Robert
Plomin and John C. DeFries).
PART VI: BECOMING AN EXPERT - TRAINING OR TALENT?.
13. Expert Performance: Its Structure and Acquisition (K. Anders
Ericsson and Neil Charness).
14. Innate Talents: Reality or Myth (Michael J. A. Howe, Jane W.
Davidson and John A. Sloboda).
Subject Index.
Introduction Born vs. Made: Nature-Nurture in the New Millennium
(Stephen J. Ceci and Wendy M. Williams).
PART I: FETAL INFLUENCES ON LATER DEVELOPMENT.
1. War Babies (Jared Diamond).
2. Prenatal Loss of Father and Psychiatric Disorders (Matti O.
Huttunen and Pekka Niskanen).
3. Prenatal Development of Monozygotic Twins and Concordance for
Schizophrenia (James O. Davis, Jeanne A. Phelps and Stefan
Bracha).
PART II: BOY OR GIRL? ACQUIRING GENDER IDENTITY.
4. Sex Reassignment at Birth (Milton Diamond and H. Keith
Sigmundson).
5. Gender Role Change with Puberty (Julianne Imperato-McGinley,
Ralph E. Peterson, Robert Stroller and Willard E.
Goodwin).
PART III: SOCIAL AND PERSONALITY DEVELOPMENT.
6. How to Succeed in Childhood (Judith Rich Harris).
7. Genes, Environment, and Personality (Thomas J.
Bouchard).
PART IV: INFANCY AND EARLY CHILDHOOD INFLUENCES ON IQ
DEVELOPMENT.
8. Developmental Catch-up, and Deficit, Following Adoption after
Severe Global Early Privation (Michael Rutter and the English and
Romanian Adoptees (ERA) study team).
9. Early Experience and the Life Path (Ann Clarke and Alan
Clarke).
10. Prevention of Intellectual Disabilities: Early Interventions
to Improve Cognitive Development (Craig. T. Ramey and Sharon
Landesman Ramey).
PART V: LATER INFLUENCES ON IQ DEVELOPMENT.
11. Schooling and Intelligence (Stephen J. Ceci).
12. The Genetics of Cognitive Abilities and Disabilities (Robert
Plomin and John C. DeFries).
PART VI: BECOMING AN EXPERT - TRAINING OR TALENT?.
13. Expert Performance: Its Structure and Acquisition (K. Anders
Ericsson and Neil Charness).
14. Innate Talents: Reality or Myth (Michael J. A. Howe, Jane W.
Davidson and John A. Sloboda).
Subject Index.
"...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." The Psychologist, December 2000
Stephen J. Ceci 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 On
Intelligence: A Bio-Ecological Treatise (1996).
Wendy M. Williams 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 The Reluctant Reader (1996).
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 On
Intelligence: A Bio-Ecological Treatise (1996).
Wendy M. Williams 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 The Reluctant Reader (1996).
