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Discusses the nature-nurture issue in psychology.

Leda Cosmides and John Tooby examine in-depth the idea of evolutionary psychology, including evolutionary psychology's past and present, adaptive problems, nature and nurture, and many other evolutionary psychology topics.

Discusses the issues of early-later experience and nature versus nurture.

According to Erikson, the ego develops as it successfully resolves crises that are distinctly social in nature. These involve establishing a sense of trust in others, developing a sense of identity in society, and helping the next generation prepare for the future.

Girl Brain, Boy Brain? The two are not the same, but new work shows just how wrong it is to assume that all gender differences are "hardwired".