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Judith Rich Harris

Judith Rich Harris

Judith Rich Harris

Judith Rich Harris is the author of No Two Alike: Human Nature and Human Individuality . A former writer of college textbooks, Harris is a recipient of a George A. Miller award, given to the author of an outstanding article in psychology. She is an independent investigator and theoretician whose interests include evolutionary psychology, social psychology, developmental psychology, and behavioral genetics.

The Nurture Assumption will be released on October 25, 2011 in eBook
Oct 25, 2011
The Nurture Assumption is now available in eBook
Oct 25, 2011
Excerpt:
Introduction from The NURTURE ASSUMPTION
Jun 19, 2009
The NURTURE ASSUMPTION is now available in Trade Paperback
Feb 24, 2009
The Nurture Assumption will be released on February 24, 2009 in Trade Paperback
Feb 24, 2009
The Nurture Assumption is now available in Trade Paperback
Feb 24, 2009
Excerpt:
Introduction from The Nurture Assumption
Jan 30, 2009
The NURTURE ASSUMPTION will be released on February 24, 2009 in Trade Paperback
Dec 19, 2008
The NURTURE ASSUMPTION will be released on September 14, 1999 in Trade Paperback
Sep 14, 1999
The NURTURE ASSUMPTION is now available in Trade Paperback
Sep 14, 1999
Excerpt:
Table of Contents from The NURTURE ASSUMPTION
Prior to Dec 19, 2008

Authors on the Web

Telegraph, May 18, 2012
...significantly affected by text messages reminding parents when to change the kid's nappy. It gets more interesting. Judith Rich Harris, in The Nurture Assumption, showed that parents' influence on how their children turn out is extremely limited. Studies...
Huffington Post Canada, December 2, 2011
...Devlin), that our planet is not in peril (Oliver Morton), that parents have zero influence on their children (Judith Rich Harris), or that school is harmful for children (Roger C. Schank). In my view, Brockman -- a man whom I greatly admire for inspiring...
Lake County News, October 3, 2011
...years ago I co-edited an anthology of bird poems called “The Poets Guide to the Birds.” I wish Judith Harris had written this lovely description of a mockingbird in time for us to include it, but it’s brand new. Harris lives in Washington, D.C....
Kent Reporter, September 27, 2011
...years ago I co-edited an anthology of bird poems called The Poets Guide to the Birds. I wish Judith Harris had written this lovely description of a mockingbird in time for us to include it, but it’s brand new. Harris lives in Washington, D.C. �...
University Daily Kansan, July 13, 2011
...space and the current reading room will be known as the Marilyn Stokstad Reading Room. Stokstad is the Judith Harris Murphy Distinguished Professor Emerita of Art History. Stokstad gave the libraries $250,000, which should cover the entire cost of...
Personnel Today, January 27, 2012
...powerful, using theoretical and empirical evidence. For theoretical evidence he urged delegates to read The Nurture Assumption by Judith Rich Harris, which Clark described as "probably the most important book on the psychology of learning in the last 20...
Personnel Today, January 26, 2012
...learning is so powerful, using theoretical and empirical evidence. For theoretical evidence he urged delegates to read by Judith Rich Harris, which Clark described as "probably the most important book on the psychology of learning in the last 20 years"....
DailyFinance.com, August 9, 2011
...lexicon before entering the market.4. No Two Alike: Human Nature and IndividualityWhere do our personalities come from? Judith Harris dispels a number of theories, including one of general differences in "environment." She offers her own theory, laced...