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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"Nature and nurture"”.
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Nature and nurture on picky eating behavior in early childhood
… in children is influenced by both genetic and environmental determinants. In the first two years of life, children develop food preferences and dietary habits as they transition from a milk-based diet to table foods. During this time, picky eating behavior often emerges as children become …
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Beyond Nature and Nurture: The Influence of Implicit Gender Theories on Attitudes and Behavior
Although the nature versus nurture debate has existed in psychological research for decades, there has not been much attention given to how individuals' ideas about this issue influence their beliefs. In the present research, we examined how peoples' beliefs that gender is biologically or socially …
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Nature and nurture: genetic strains of broiler chickens housed in varying levels of environmental complexity
… about slow-growing broiler affective state, and the impact environmental enrichment will have on affective state in different strains. Poor health can cause pain, and barren environments can limit broilers in expressing natural behavior, resulting in negative affect. Through measuring …
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The interdependence of nature and nurture in the establishment and maintenance of mind: an eco-dynamic paradigm
… the case that the human mind is established and maintained by the interdependence or enmeshment of multiple complex, dynamic systems; biological, social, and technological. These are not merely peripheral but rather, jointly are constitutive of mind. I develop this thesis in what I call the …
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Genetics of Experience: Genetically Sensitive Approaches to Measuring Childhood Environment
… Embedding measured environmental experiences and the childhood outcomes they correlate with into genetically sensitive designs is a powerful approach to unravelling the mechanisms at the interface between nature and nurture. This thesis explored children’s environmental experience using data …
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Nature versus nurture: the influence of personal attributes and traits in determining an individual’s risk taking in trading
My thesis examines the saliency and power that the personal attributes an individual is born with (nature variables) and life experiences (nurture variables) have on an individual's risk taking in trading. My research is motivated by studies in the psychology, economics and finance literature that …
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Female cross-dressing and fragile masculinity in Le Roman de Silence and Twelfth Night
… masculinity has been portrayed in Medieval and Renaissance literature by analyzing the impact of female-crossing dressing on male characters in Heldris of Cornwall’s Le Roman de Silence and William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. In the 13th century French Romance that centers on the debate …
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What is the Value as Described by Senior Leaders of Understanding Individual Brain Sex Differences in the Workplace - An Exploration
… to explore the value to senior leaders of understanding individual brain sex differences in the workplace, particularly in the context of the limited representation of women at the highest executive levels in modern corporations. While there is evidence supporting the positive impact of …
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Sustainable strategies for green hotel design
… the negative impact they have on the environment and taking steps to become more sustainable in hopes of lessening that impact. The hotel industry is one of those industries. Hotel owners and guests are expressing their concern for the environment, and both are playing a role in making the hotel …
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Can nurture alter nature? The effects of a parenting intervention program on reducing antisocial behaviors
… of antisocial behaviors, ranging from genetic and biological factors (such as temperament) to environmental influences (such as parenting), have been implicated in previous research. Most contemporary researchers recognize an interactive relationship between the innate and environmental …
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Bewitching The Stage: Elizabethan And Jacobean Witch-Lore And Witch-Hunt
… early modern stage witch's grotesque femininity and her masculine presumption of agency were the effective signifiers of the feminine covert, what men fantasized about the reproductive secrets of womanhood and their control over the feminine activities. My investigation of late Elizabethan and …
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Development of language in the minds and brains of children
… a process that epitomizes the interplay between nature and nurture in the human brain. Language skills blossom during the second year of life, but they continue to be shaped by children’s experiences as they grow and encounter new words and linguistic structures through formal education and their …
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Genetic Variation in Neurotransmitter Receptors Generates Behavioral Diversity
… in behavior among individuals is both remarkable and of great significance to society. People differ in locomotor skills, in sleep patterns, in their willingness to take risks, and in how they relate to other people. Whereas diversity enriches society, extreme behavioral deviations can be …