文档介绍：American Academy of Political and Social Science
Nature and Nurture: ic and Environmental Influences on Behavior
Author(s): Robert Plomin and Kathryn Asbury
Source: Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, Vol. 600, The Use and
Usefulness of the Social Sciences: Achievements, Disappointments, and Promise (Jul., 2005),
pp. 86-98
Published by: Sage Publications, Inc. in association with the American Academy of Political and Social
Science
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