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Cognitive traits are more appropriate for genetic analysis than social outcomes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 September 2023

Franck Ramus Open the ORCID record for Franck Ramus [Opens in a new window]
Franck Ramus*
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CNRS, Ecole Normale Supérieure, PSL University, Paris, France franck.ramus@ens.psl.eu; https://lscp.dec.ens.fr/en/member/663/franck-ramus
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Abstract

The critique of the genetics of complex social outcomes is partly well-founded, insofar as social outcomes sometimes have unreliable relations with cognitive traits. But the correct conclusion is not to dismiss the entire field altogether. Rather, the implication is to redirect geneticists' attention to the stable cognitive phenotypes that are natural candidates for genetic analysis.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 46 , 2023 , e224
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Copyright © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press

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