Are Emotional Structures The Foundation Of Intelligence?

Thursday, January 10, 2013 - 11:50 in Psychology & Sociology

It seems like all human babies go through the exact same intelligence growth program. Like clockwork. A lot of people have assumed that it really is a perfect program which is defined by genetics.Obviously something happens when a child grows. But surely that consists of minor environmental queues to the genetic program. Or does it?Consider if the "something happens as a child grows" might in fact be critical. And not just critical, but the major source of information. What exactly is that "nurture" part of nature vs. nurture?What if the nurturing is in fact the source of all conceptual knowledge, language, sense of self, and sense of reality? read more

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