Most of the environmental measures we use in psychology show genetic influence. The most heritable psycognative trait is vocabulary. People think of genetics as hard wiring in the brain, but i don't think that's the way it works. There are thousands of single geanistic disorders which can also be determined by genes. If you have this genelton disease for hunting, no matter what your sise regime or nutrition will do, you'll die from hunting unless something else kills you first. That's what mendelon learned about with his prolem sine he was born.
Robert Plomin is a psychologist and geneticist best known for his work in twin studies and behavior genetics. He is also the author of several books on genetics, including "Blueprint: How DNA Makes Us Who We Are". Our discussion with Robert revolves around:
- Evolution of Behavioral Genetics
- Role of IQ in relationships
- How valuable are expensive schools?
- Genetics of criminal behavior
- The flaw with most parenting books
- And MUCH more!
Read more about Robert Plomin here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Plomin and buy his book "Blueprint" here: https://www.amazon.com/Blueprint-How-Makes-afterword-Press/dp/0262537982/