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Why We Are Still Social

... all this. He was asking a theoretical question. From the “gene’s eye view” of evolution, standard in evolutionary psychology, ... terms of an increase in the number of copies of a given gene ) that outweigh the costs (the decline in number of gene copies), ... / more

On Scaffolds and Sweet Potatoes

... So be sceptical. When a newspaper article claims that a gene was discovered that promotes thrill seeking, then please do not think that that means that if you have that gene , you are bound to be a thrill seeker. If nature and nurture go hand in ... / more

Where are the genes for psychological traits?

... proliferated. This first wave of studies used candidate gene methods . These select individual genes for investigation on the basis of ... to the trait of interest. So what have candidate gene methods told us? Despite initial promise, a fairly consistent pattern ... / more

From candidate genes to genome-wide association studies

... are, and argued that over the last two decades candidate gene studies have failed to identify genes that are reliably associated with ... change transformed the field . While the candidate gene era produced (arguably) no findings that have stood the test of ... / more

How stress influences our morality

... NY: Dover. Dawkins, R. (1976). The selfish gene . Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. Dovidio, J. F., ... / more

The missing heritability problem

... In my last post I described the transition from candidate gene studies to genome-wide association studies , and argued that the ... / more

On kissing in elevators and flirting in the office: A cross-cultural perspective on normative behavior.

... K. D., Lun, J. & Gelfand, M. J. (2013)The role of culture- gene coevolution in morality judgment: Examining the interplay between ... and allelic variation of the serotonin transporter gene . Culture and Brain, 1, 100-117 Norenzayan, A. (2011). Explaining ... / more