Judith Rich Harris (1996) A Defense of Behavioral Genetics by a Non-behavioral Geneticist . Psycoloquy: 7(13) Group Selection (7)
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Psycoloquy 7(13): A Defense of Behavioral Genetics by a Non-behavioral Geneticist

A DEFENSE OF BEHAVIORAL GENETICS BY A NON-BEHAVIORAL GENETICIST
Reply to Caporael on Group-Selection

Judith Rich Harris
54 Crawford Road
Middletown, NJ 07748

72073.1211@compuserve.com

Abstract

In any one individual, genetic and environmental influences are inextricably mixed. This does not mean, however, that it is pointless to try to separate them. Behavioral genetic methods can provide information that may be useful to investigators in other areas of psychology.

Keywords

developmental systems theory, group coordination, group selection, hierarchy, human evolution, social cognition, social identity, teleofunctionalism

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