There are few debates that have received as much ink as "nature vs. nurture," and it seems to me that over time most people have found that both play a critical role in shaping how people develop. A new wrinkle in this research, though, is looking at infants and their predispositions toward certain behaviors. As the article demonstrates, this can be an extremely tough group to study, but this young science has nevertheless raised some intriguing questions about "innate" human characteristics.
"Are Babies Born Good?" by Abigail Tucker
Published in Smithsonian Magazine, January 2013
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/Are-Babies-Born-Good-183837741.html?c=y&story=fullstory&src=longreads&buffer_share=38bb4
Eric
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