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Robert Plomin — How DNA Makes Us Who We Are (EP.69)

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Why Did Behaviorism Come So Popular?

Behaviorism became popular in the 1950s and 1960s. It was a way of looking at behavior, rather than learning theory. The idea that all that matters is the environment led to it being associated with 'environmentalism' Now there seems to be a pendulum moving away from environmentalism back towards genetics. And if people think genetics is wicked, try environmentalism.

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