Description: This bk explres hw th envir influ th devlpmnt & maintnnce of cogn abltes. It offers bth a respnse to thse who focus primarily on genes as detrmners of develpl outcmes & an elabortn of jst wht it is abt "contxts" tht mkes for their effcts on thse outcomes
Review Quotes:
"This edited volume does, in fact, take psychologists a step forward in understanding non-genetic influences when five of its 14 chapters review evidence on various biological insults that depress cognitive development in childhood: malnutrition, environmental pollutants, prenatal exposure to drugs and alcohol, infectious diseases, and radiation."
--Contemporary Psychology