biological determinism
The hypothesis that biological factors such as an organism's genes determine the…The hypothesis that biological factors such as an organism's genes (as opposed to social or environmental factors) determine the majority of psychological and behavioural traits.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)The hypothesis that biological factors such as an organism's genes (as opposed to social or environmental factors) determine the majority of psychological and behavioural traits.
(uncountable)The interpretation of humans and human life from a strictly biological point of view.
Word family
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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