While basic personality traits are likely genetic, their expression (in the form of choices and actions) probably isn't. @sapinker
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@christopherburd@sapinker It's referring to influence over quantitative measures, not qualitative ones like the value of religion. -
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@christopherburd@sapinker Ha, that hadn't occurred to me. -
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@christopherburd Not as yet! I am trying to psych myself into not becoming a paranoid control freak parent like most I know, however. -
@PittLabs With the 2nd child you lose any sense of controlling your *own* life, let alone the child's. It's a good thing. - 1 more reply
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@sapinker Well that's a relief..oh wait, they've got epigenetics now to keep mom on the hook!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker The iPhone analogy really helps to clarify the issue a lot. After all, it doesn't seem that strange to argue that personality (1) -
@sapinker itself isn't affected by parenting, e.g. if a kid is inherently extroverted.But it seems equally sensible that parenting would (2) -
@sapinker influence how a kid is partially conditioned to express its fixed personality,e.g.what was it taught (not) to be ashamed of (3) -
@sapinker Or at least parenting would heavily influence everyday levels of happiness, which in return influence a kid's drive/choices (4)
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@sapinker hmmmmmThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker except I dare any parent to put that to the test...Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker Parents still the primary educators of their children. Do you follow Washington and their mess?#ESEApic.twitter.com/hCYzH0TMhI
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@sapinker@clairlemon If A is true, B does not follow. Most social science research does not exam nature/nurture questions.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sapinker Judging by intransigent comments, it appears parents simply cannot eschew the still pervasive but mistaken "Blank State" theory.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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