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   Epigenetic Theory

   Not to be confused with Epigenetics, which refers to partially heritable biological changes affecting gene expression, or with Epigenesis (biology), which is a widely accepted theory of cell differentiation for multicellular organisms.
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   Epigenetics

   In biology, epigenetics is the study of changes in phenotype (appearance) or gene expression caused by mechanisms other than changes in the underlying DNA sequence, hence the name epi- (Greek: επί- over, above) -genetics. ... Epigenetic Theory
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   Evolutionary developmental psychology

   ... environmental mechanisms that underlie the universal development of social and cognitive competencies and the evolved epigenetic (gene-environment interactions) processes that adapt these competencies to local conditions; it assumes that not only are... ... Epigenetic Theory
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   Nature versus nurture

   The nature versus nurture debates concern the relative importance of an individual's innate qualities ("nature", i.e. nativism, or innatism) versus personal experiences ("nurture", i.e. empiricism or behaviorism) in determining or causing individual differences in physical and behavioral traits. ... Epigenetic Theory
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   Gene–environment interaction

   Gene–environment interaction (or genotype–environment interaction or GxE) is the phenotypic effect of interactions between genes and the environment. ... Epigenetic Theory
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   Epigenesis (biology)

   In biology, epigenesis has at least two distinct meanings: ... Epigenetic Theory
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   Epigenetic principle

   The epigenetic principle is an idea developed by Erik Erikson that states that every organism is born with a certain purpose, and continues to develop how it was intended to in interrelation with its environment. ... The epigenetic view supports the theory that genes are collaborative, not determining an individual’s traits in an independent manner, but rather in an interactive manner with the environment.
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   Developmental systems theory

   In biology the developmental systems theory (DST) is a collection of models of biological development and evolution that argue that the emphasis the modern evolutionary synthesis places on genes and natural selection as explanation of living structures and processes is inadequate. ... Epigenetic Inheritance and Evolution.
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   Game theory

   Game theory is a branch of applied mathematics that is used in the social sciences, most notably in economics, as well as in biology (most notably evolutionary biology and ecology), engineering, political science, international relations, computer science, and philosophy. Game theory attempts to mathematically capture behavior in strategic situations, in which an individual's success in making choices depends on the choices of others.
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    Ego psychology

    'Ego psychology is a school of psychoanalysis rooted in Sigmund Freud's structural id-ego-superego model of the mind. ... Finally, Erik Erikson provided a bold reformulation of Freud’s biologic, epigenetic psychosexual theory through his explorations of socio-cultural influences on ego development.

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