ISSN 0439-755X
CN 11-1911/B
主办:中国心理学会
   中国科学院心理研究所
出版:科学出版社

心理学报 ›› 2008, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (10): 1073-1087.

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行为遗传学的终结?

Matt McGue   

  1. (1. Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA)
    (2. Institute of Public Health. University of Southern Denmark, Denmark)
  • 收稿日期:2008-08-08 修回日期:1900-01-01 出版日期:2008-10-30 发布日期:2008-10-30
  • 通讯作者: Matt McGue

The End of Behavioral Genetics?

Matt McGue   

  1. (1. Department of Psychology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA)
    (2. Institute of Public Health. University of Southern Denmark, Denmark)
  • Received:2008-08-08 Revised:1900-01-01 Published:2008-10-30 Online:2008-10-30
  • Contact: Matt McGue

摘要: 虽然遗传研究在20世纪初期的心理学里呈上升趋势,早期行为遗传学与优生学的襟带关系使这个学科蒙上阴影。20世纪下半叶的双生子和养子女的研究重新树立了该学科的威信,并为现今的遗传与环境互动的研究奠定了基础。本文以发展行为遗传学、遗传环境互动以及用行为遗传学来验证因果关系的研究为例,来突显这一学科对心理学的贡献。今后遗传与环境互动的研究将更侧重于辨识“候选基因”的技术。“全基因组关联”的研究为未来行为遗传学的发展提供了一个乐观的前景

关键词: 优生学, 双生子和养子女研究, 遗传环境交互作用, 自然实验, 高尔顿

Abstract: Although genetic models were in the ascendance within psychology during the early 20th century, the association of early behavioral genetic research with the eugenics movement served to discredit the field in the eyes of many. Twin and adoption studies throughout the latter half of the 20th century helped to reestablish the importance of behavioral genetic models and set the stage for the current focus of the field on developing and testing models of gene-environment interplay. Research findings on developmental behavioral genetic research, gene-environment interaction, and the use of behavioral genetic models to test causal hypotheses are used to highlight the contributions of contemporary behavioral genetic research to psychological research. It is argued that future efforts to investigate models of gene-environment interplay will depend heavily on the field’s ability to identify the specific genetic variants that contribute to individual differences in behavior. The anticipated yield from genome-wide association studies gives much reason to be optimistic about the future vitality of behavior genetics

Key words: Eugenics, twin and adoption research, gene-environment interplay, natural experiments, Galton

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