Judith Rich Harris (1996) A Defense of Behavioral Genetics by a Non-behavioral Geneticist
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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
References
- Caporael, L.R. (1995) Sociality: Coordinating Bodies, Minds and Groups. PSYCOLOQUY 6(1) group-selection.1.caporael.
- Caporael, L.R. (1996) Repeated Assembly. PSYCOLOQUY 7(4) group-selection.6.caporael.
- Harris, J.R. (1995a) Where is the child's environment? A group socialization theory of development. Psychological Review, 102, 458-489.
- Harris, J.R. (1995b) Individual Differences Within Human Groups. PSYCOLOQUY 6(40) group-selection.4.harris.