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STUDY ALERT: Top 10 Replicated Findings From Behavioral Genetics

May 24, 2016 in Study Alerts, Blog

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Top 10 Replicated Findings From Behavioral Genetics

Robert Plomin, John C. DeFries, Valerie S. Knopik, Jenae M. Neiderhiser

In the context of current concerns about replication in psychological science, we describe 10 findings from behavioral genetic research that have replicated robustly. These are “big” findings, both in terms of effect size and potential impact on psychological science, such as linearly increasing heritability of intelligence from infancy (20%) through adulthood (60%). Four of our top 10 findings involve the environment, discoveries that could have been found only with genetically sensitive research designs. We also consider reasons specific to behavioral genetics that might explain why these findings replicate.

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