he·red·i·tar·i·an·ism (h -r d  -târ  --nzm)n. The doctrine or school that regards heredity as the primary factor in determining intelligence and behavior independent of environmental influences. |
hereditarianism [həˌrɛdɪˈtɛərɪəˌnɪzəm]
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(Psychology) Psychol a school of thought that emphasizes the influence of heredity in the determination of human behaviour Compare environmentalism
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| Noun | 1. | hereditarianism - the philosophical doctrine that heredity is more important than environment in determining intellectual growth philosophical doctrine, philosophical theory - a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy environmentalism - the philosophical doctrine that environment is more important than heredity in determining intellectual growth |
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