No Two Alike

The author of the controversial "The Nurture Assumption" tackles the biggest mystery of psychology: What makes people differ so much in personality and behaviour? The search leads Judith Rich Harris into fascinating byways of science - from classic experiments in social psychology to cutting-edge research in neuroscience, from studies of twins to studies of ants. And Harris' so...

The author of the controversial "The Nurture Assumption" tackles the biggest mystery of psychology: What makes people differ so much in personality and behaviour? The search leads Judith Rich Harris into fascinating byways of science - from classic experiments in social psychology to cutting-edge research in neuroscience, from studies of twins to studies of ants. And Harris' solution is startlingly original: the first completely new theory of personality since Freud's. This is the story of a scientific quest, but it is also the story of a courageous woman who refused to be satisfied with "what everyone knows is true".

生于1938年2月10日。1961年自哈佛大学心理系取得硕士学位。曾在麻省理工学院（MIT）心理系担任助教，以及“波特?贝洛奈克与纽曼机构”（BoltBeranekandNewman）和宾州大学担任研究助理。目前为美国心理学会、人类行为与演化学会、儿童发展研究会的成员。1998年，曾获得美国心理学会的“乔治?米勒奖”。着有畅销书《教养的迷思》（商周出版）。