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I suppose I should know when it's time to lay a thread to rest, and the increasingly agitated tone of some of the recent posts suggests that the time is now. But I'm not one for taking my own good advice. Tasha Howe said: > My final comment on this thread is that those posting their >agreements

[tips] RE: info:British/European approaches

OK, I'm having a slow day here :) Well, Galton predates modern psychology, but I suspect you can make a case that he was heavily responsible for the genetic view of "IQ" variability. And Eysenck pushed for a biological view of personality, and Lorenz and Tinbergen paved the way for biologically b

[tips] Re: Stopping smoking/Judy Harris

At 3:17 PM -0500 12/6/06, Christopher D. Green wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 6 Dec 2006 at 13:42, Christopher D. Green wrote: This whole discussion seems to turn on the highly dubious assumption that ones sexual orientation is a matter of what "values" one holds

[tips] Re: Stopping smoking/Judy Harris

My final comment on this thread is that those posting their agreements with Judith Harris have obviously not read the developmental science on parenting/contextual influence, which goes far beyond correlation and unfounded assumptions, research done by top scholars in the field (I referred

[tips] Re: Stopping smoking/Judy Harris

Thank you Chris! I was biting my tongue and cringing all morning! == Tasha R. Howe, Ph.D Associate Professor of Psychology Humboldt State University 1 Harpst Street Arcata, CA 95521 Phone: (707) 826-3759 FAX: (707) 826-4993 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Webpage: http://www.

[tips] info:British/European approaches

Would I be right in assuming that Europeans place more emphasis on the hereditary-genetic aspect of behavior and we ,on this side of the Atlantic ,believe in the power of environmental determinism- a legacy of functionalism and constitutional Americanization? Would Galton be considered the quintess

[tips] Re: Stopping smoking/Judy Harris

At 3:10 PM -0500 12/6/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 6 Dec 2006 at 13:42, Christopher D. Green wrote: This whole discussion seems to turn on the highly dubious assumption that ones sexual orientation is a matter of what "values" one holds. Perhaps sexual orientation is no more a matter of "

[tips] Re: Stopping smoking/Judy Harris

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 6 Dec 2006 at 13:42, Christopher D. Green wrote: This whole discussion seems to turn on the highly dubious assumption that ones sexual orientation is a matter of what "values" one holds. Perhaps sexual orientation is no more a matter of "values" than, say, how many

[tips] Re: Stopping smoking/Judy Harris

On 6 Dec 2006 at 13:42, Christopher D. Green wrote: > This whole discussion seems to turn on the highly dubious assumption > that ones sexual orientation is a matter of what "values" one holds. > Perhaps sexual orientation is no more a matter of "values" than, say, > how many arms one has. You'r

[tips] Re: Stopping smoking/Judy Harris

At 1:42 PM -0500 12/6/06, Christopher D. Green wrote: Paul Brandon wrote: Re: [tips] Stopping smoking/Judy Harris At 12:02 PM -0500 12/6/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The above inflammatory comment is merely introduction to a striking example of the failure of pare

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[tips] Re: Stopping smoking/Judy Harris

Paul Brandon wrote: At 12:02 PM -0500 12/6/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The above inflammatory comment is merely introduction to a striking example of the failure of parental upbringing to inculcate values dear to those of the parents. It has concidentally just been published _The Washington

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[tips] Re: Stopping smoking/Judy Harris

At 12:02 PM -0500 12/6/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Some on this list have reacted with shock and awe to the well-documented claim of Judy Harris and others that upbringing and family values are far less influential in how a child turns out than many people think. It's an understandable emotional

[tips] Stopping smoking/Judy Harris

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